Day Guide for Sunday June 16th 2024

This is our day guide for Sunday June 16th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 168 of 2024.

Holidays on June 16th 2024

International: Father's Day. Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers and forefathers
International: Day of Arafa. Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.
International: Eid Al Adha. Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
Bhutan: Birth Anniversary Of Guru Rinpoche. Guru Rinpoche, was an 8th-century Buddhist master from the Indian subcontinent, venerated as a "second Buddha" in Tibetan Buddhism.
South Africa: Youth Day. Previously known as Soweto Day. Youth Day marks the start of the Soweto riots of 1976

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Observances on June 16th 2024

  • United Nations: International Day of Family Remittances 
  • USA: National Fudge Day
  • Botswana: International Day of the African Child
  • USA: Father's Day
  • United Kingdom: Father's Day
  • Mexico: Father's Day
  • Ireland: Father's Day
  • Netherlands: Father's Day
  • Belize: Father's Day
  • Botswana: Father's Day
  • Venezuela: Father's Day
  • Hungary: Father's Day
  • Colombia: Father's Day
  • Peru: Father's Day

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