FACTS
ABOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE
Gemstone;
Pearl.
Flower;
Rose.
June
is the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere, it is the 6th
month of the year and it takes its name from the Roman goddess 'Juno'
who was the goddess of marriage. It is for this reason that June has
always been considered as the best month in the year in which to get
married hence the old saying;
Married
in the month of roses
Married
life will be one long honeymoon.
The
Anglo-Saxon name for this month was 'Sera
month'
meaning dry month.
The
flower of the month the red rose was a symbol for love and still is,
it was traditionally worn on St
Georges day
and Midsummer's
Eve
and it is to be found on the England Rugby players shirts and also on
the Royal coat of arms.
The
red rose became the emblem for England after the War's
of the Roses,
the English civil wars, that took place between the royal houses of
Lancaster whose emblem was the Red rose and the royal house of York
whose emblem was the White rose. The wars took place between 1455 &
1487 lasting thirty two years, the final battle took place on
Bosworth Field in Leicestershire, where King Henry V11 the first
Tudor monarch, defeated Richard 111 in 1485.
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The Badge Of The Royal House
Of Lancaster. |
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The Badge Of The Royal House
Of York. |
The War of the Roses saw the end of both badges and on the wedding day of Henry V11 and Catherine of Aragon the houses of York And Lancaster were joined together to create the House of Tudor.
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The Tudor Rose.
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Superstitions.
Midsummers
Day
comes after the longest day and it is a time that was associated with witches,magic and fairies. On the eve of Midsummer's Day villages
all over the country would light bonfires in praise of the sun, this
was because the days were becoming shorter and they believed that the
sun was dying, so these large bonfires were lit to try to strengthen
the sun.
Roses were also of special importance on Midsummer's
Eve
because it was said that any rose picked on Midsummer's
Eve or
Midsummer's
Day
would keep fresh until Christmas.
At
midnight on Midsummer's Eve, young girls would scatter rose petals
before them and say;
Rose
leaves, rose leaves,
Rose
leaves I strew.
He
that will love me
Come
after me now.
Then
on the next day, Midsummer's Day, their true love would call.
The Longest
Day.
The
longest day of the year is 21st
of June. It is the day when the sun is at it's most northerly point
and this is why it is the longest day.
In
Wiltshire, there is a huge circle of stones called Stonehenge,
they have stood there for thousands of years and no one knows how
they came to be there, many theory’s have been put forward but they
still remain a mystery. They play a big part in the religious
festival by the Druids who were Celts and they worshiped the changes
of the seasons and nature and especially the sun.
Celtic Wheel
Of The Year.
Other Notable
Dates.
2nd
of June; Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11.
6th
of June; D Day. In 1944 the coast of France was invaded by the Allies
in the Second World War.
12th
of June; The Queen's Official Birthday.
15th
of June; King John signed the Magna Carta.
18th
of June; The Battle of Waterloo.
24th
of June; Midsummer Day also the feast of St. John the Baptist.
Weather-lore.
Country
folk had many sayings about the weather as always these sayings were
based on the observations of the weather over hundreds of years and
still can be relied upon even to day.
'A
calm June puts the farmer in tune'
'June
damp and warm, does the farmer no harm'.
It
is said that the Summer doesn't start until
the
elder is in flower.
Look
out for next months facts, superstitions, myths and legends.
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