June

According to the Gregorian calendar, June is the sixth month. On the Roman calendar, it was considered the fourth month and had only 29 days. Julius Caesar gave the month 30 days in 46 B.C., when he reformed the Roman calendar.

Spring ends and summer begins around June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere.. In the Southern hemisphere, winter begins during June

The Irish call June Meitheamh or an t-Ogmios, the young month. The Anglo-Saxon name was Aerra Litha, "before Litha." The Franks called it Brachmanoth, "break month." June is called Fallow by the Asatru.

The first Full Moon of June is called the Hot or Strawberry Moon in parts of America. It is also referred to as the Strong Sun Moon, Lover's Moon, and Rose Moon, and it has been called the Moon of Making Fat and the Moon of Horses, and name similar to one of the names for May’s Moon. It shares the names Mead Moon and Honey Moon with July.

Britain: wildflowers include poppies, cornflowers, wild roses

Meadow butterflies start to appear including meadow brown and small and large skippers

Blackbirds are sitting on their third or fourth set of eggs 

More moth activity at night 

Hoverflies will be seen

Birds may include peregrines

Birthstone: Agate

June 1
The festival of Carna, the Roman goddess of bodily organs.

Oak nymph

Mother Earth

June 3
The festival of Bellona the Roman Goddess of War.

June 5

St Gobnatt

June 7

Vesta

June 9
The Vestalia, the festival of Vesta, the Roman Goddess of the Hearth.

June 11
The Matralia, the festival of Mater Matuta, Old Italian Goddess of the Dawn. 

Fortuna

June 13

Athena

June 14
 The lesser Quinquatrus of Minerva (Roman)

June 15

Vestaila

June 17
Day of Eurydice; Goddess of the Underworld (Greek) 

Vidar son of Odin

St Botolph

Ludi Piscatari –Roman festival

Anna (Roman)

Iron Skegge –Pagan martyr tortured to death by Christian king of Norway Olaf Tryggvason

June 21
Summer Solstice.

June 23

St John’s Eve

June 24
The festival of Fata, the Roman goddesses of fate and chance.
Saint John's Day.

Initium Aestatid (Roman)

Emperor Julian died 363CE restorer of pagan religion. Called “Julian the Apostate” by Christians known to pagans as “Julian the blessed”

June 29

Moon of Hecate (Roman)