Day Guide for Monday June 5th 2017

This is our day guide for Monday June 5th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 156 of 2017.

Holidays on June 5th 2017

International: Whit Monday. Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.

International: Orthodox Pentecost Monday. The name Whitsunday is generally attributed to the white garments formerly worn by the candidates for baptism on this feast

Regional

Australia (regional): Western Australia Day. Commemorates the day that the first European settlers arrived in Western Australia to found the Swan River Colony on 1 June 1829

Public sector only

Denmark: Constitution Day. Constitution Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Danish constitution of 1849

Not a Public Holiday

Denmark: Father's Day. Celebrated on Constitution Day in Denmark, Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers

Ireland: June Bank Holiday. Known in Gaelic as 'Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh', this holiday was first established by the Bank Holidays Act 1871 when Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom

New Zealand: Queen's Birthday. The Queen's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II

Tonga: Emancipation Day. On June 4th 1862, the system of serfdom was abolished by King George Tupou I as part of his 1862 Code of Laws

Public sector only

USA (regional): Jefferson Davis' Birthday. Marks the birthday of a Confederate leader in the American Civil War

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There are no observances today.

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