Welcome to our series featuring Unique Holidays: June 21st, 2022. I would like to ask you to check out the holidays being celebrated today and let me know which holiday you most want to celebrate and why. As for Charlie and I were going to enjoy Finally Summer Day/ Summer Solstice and take a night time hike. Would you like to come with us?
Finally Summer Day / Summer Solstice – date varies
June 20, 2021; June 21, 2022; June 21, 2023; June 20, 2024; June 20, 2025
Did you know Summer Solstice is sometimes referred to as “Midsummer” Litha”? Which is the longest day of the year. The amount of daylight only goes down from here. For the next six months Summer Solstice is the meteorological start of Summer. Time to enjoy vacations, Swimming Pools, and everything else that goes along with Summer the favorite season of kids and most adults. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the Season, because for many of us Summer is too short.
Did you know the sun does not set at the North Pole today? There is 24 hours of Sunlight. Does that make up for that cold day in December when the Sun does not rise above the horizon? No, but on this day it sure does feel good no, matter where you are!
Today should be a beautiful June day and the Weather should be perfect to have fun. If you are one if the lucky ones and have a skateboard then today is the day to grab your skateboard and hit the sidewalk because today is Go Skateboarding Day a popular sport, just about anyone can enjoy.
It should come as no surprise that skateboarding originated on the West Coast of the U.S. when Skateboards first appeared in the 1940s. Skateboards quickly gained popularity across the U.S. and skateboards have gained popularity worldwide. Did you know a skateboard is a popular gift for Christmas and birthdays?
June 21st was selected as the date to celebrate this holiday because today is the longest day of the year. Giving us more time to spend on our skateboard!
Go Skateboarding Day was created to make skateboarding more accessible to everyone, and to make skateboarding popular world wide. On this holiday, the IASC annually holds skateboarding events in major Cities around the world.
Skateboarding is an Olympic sport.
It’s a cinch to celebrate this holiday all you need to do is go skateboarding and brining along a friend will make the holiday even more fun.
The History and Origin of Go Skateboarding Day:
This holiday was created in 2004 by Don Brown of California and the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC).
Today is International Yoga Day, declared by the United Nations.
The exercise of Yoga, has proved its worth and value over time. Did you know Yoga originated in India over 5,000 years ago. That’s staying power!
Yoga is a combination of mental, physical, and spiritual exercise.
Yoga is proven to help relax you and lower blood pressure.
Celebrating this holiday is easy just put your yoga mat down on the floor, and begin exercising.
The History and Origin of International Yoga Day:
International Yoga day was promoted at the United Nations by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On December 11th, 2014, The United Nations declared June 21st, to be International Yoga Day and this holiday was selected, because it is the longest day of the year, and holds special significance in many Cultures.
Today is the first day of Summer and it’s time to hit the beach, soaking up rays, and searching for Seashells making perfect sense that today is also National Sea Shell Day.
Seashells are found on beaches around the world. As Seashells crumble and break down, Seashells help to form the Beach where we love to Sun bathe and swim. Beach goers young and old, love to collect Seashells of all shapes and sizes. We take Seashells home and put Seashells on display, as a reminder of those warm, Sunny days on the Beach.
I have a question for you. What is your favorite Seashell? Conch, Clam, or a Sand Dollar? Chances are, you collect all kinds of Seashells. As you pick Seashells off the Beach, make sure the shell is empty and not alive. When in doubt, gently, place the Seashell back in the Ocean. With a little luck, the tide will take the Seashell safely into Sea, and not back onto the Beach.
Did you know the best time to search for Seashells is from an hour before to an hour after low tide. Most Seashells can be found along the high tide mark. During peak Summer Season, thousands of people are on the Beach, looking to beat you to the treasure trove of unbroken Seashells. The most successful Seashell hunt occurs at first light, when Seashells from the night before are most plentiful.
The Guinness World Book of Records has a category for the largest human image of a Seashell which included 1.093 people.
The History and Origin of National Sea Shell Day:
National Sea Shell Day was created and is promoted by “The Beaches of St. Myers and Sanibel”. This holiday was created in 2016 and is now celebrated annually.
There is no presidential proclamation, nor any documentation from the U.S. Congress, to support this as a true U.S. “National” holiday. The creators make no mention on their website, to any efforts to obtain official “National” status.
Today is National Selfie Day and it’s a cinch to participate in this holiday. And, it’s fun! Just take your smartphone out of your pocket take a selfie. Or you could get a couple friends, and take a selfie with them. Make sure to put on a big smile and, don’t forget to post the Selfie on Facebook.
Selfies are extremely popular and millions of selfies are taken each and every day. It kind of makes you wonder why we need a holiday to encourage us to take a selfie.
Most people believe selfies originated when smartphones came on the scene. Smartphones have built-in, hi pixel cameras, with a lens on both sides of the camera, making it easy to take a selfie. In actuality, selfies were around for a long, long time, they just weren’t called “selfies”. Back in the day of film based cameras, some cameras had a delay feature on the camera which you could set the camera up on a table or tripod, aim the camera, and press the delay button which was usually ten seconds. Then, you had to run to where the camera was aimed and pose. They were not called selfies. Although, some people referred to these photos as “self-portraits”.
If a picture you take of yourself is called a “selfie”, shouldn’t a picture you take of you and a group of friends be called a “groupie”?
The History and Origin of National Selfie Day:
Our research did not find the creator of this holiday but this day was originated sometime after the arrival of smartphones with built-in cameras with the capability to take hand-held selfies. At, most this holiday has been around since the early 2000’s.
We found no documentation supporting this to be a formal “National” day, which requires a presidential proclamation, or an act of Congress.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
