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In Quebec, June 24 ( Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ), or Provincial Holiday, is officially a paid statutory public holiday covered under the Act Respecting Labour Standards. [4] [5] [6] In 1977, an Order in Council by Lieutenant Governor Hugues Lapointe, on the advice of Premier René Lévesque, declared June 24 the provincial holiday in Quebec.
June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) ... Holidays and observances. Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day ; Bannockburn Day ; Christian ...
Saint John's Eve, starting at sunset on 23 June, is the eve of the feast day of Saint John the Baptist. This is one of the very few feast days marking a saint's birth, rather than their death. The Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:26–37, 56–57) states that John was born six months before Jesus; therefore, the feast of John the Baptist was fixed on 24 ...
The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Forerunner, or colloquially Johnmas or St. John's Day (in German) Johannistag) is a Christian feast day. It is observed annually on 24 June. The Nativity of John the Baptist is a high-ranking liturgical feast, kept in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church ...
This is a list of June holidays and observances to celebrate and observe in 2024. Father's Day, Juneteenth, and so many more are included on this list. ... 24/7 Help. For premium support please ...
Until June 30, 2014, there were 19 public holidays in Puerto Rico. As a result of a new Commonwealth law, after July 1, 2014, the Commonwealth government consolidated three of its former holidays ( Luis Muñoz Rivera , José Celso Barbosa , and Luis Muñoz Marín ) into just one called Día de los Próceres Puertorriqueños (The Day of ...
St. John's Day, Masonic feast. Freemasons historically celebrate two feasts of saints who are both named John. The feast of John the Baptist falls on 24 June, and that of John the Evangelist on 27 December, roughly marking mid-summer and mid-winter. During the Eighteenth Century, the Premier Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Lodge of Ireland ...
In addition to the 12 national holidays, each city or town celebrates a public holiday on the occasion of the festival of the local patron saint.For example, Rome on 29 June (Saints Peter and Paul), Milan on 7 December (Saint Ambrose), Naples on 19 September (Saint Januarius), Venice on 25 April (Saint Mark the Evangelist) and Florence on 24 June (Saint John the Baptist). [2]