June 6, 2024 Special Days: Vat Savitri, a festival celebrated by Hindu women, will be celebrated on Thursday, June 6. Dedicated to Savitri, wife of Satyavan, this festival is celebrated by married Hindu women who keep a day-long fast for their husband’s long life and safety. The day would also mark the Shani Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Shani Dev, a Hindu God of Karma and Justice, worshipped for reverence and happiness.  Apart from this, the day also celebrates National Higher Education Day, a day highlighting the importance of education, Visually Impaired People Day as an awareness for people with impaired vision and Russian Language Day in Russia, commemorated by Alexander Pushkin’s birth anniversary. June 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important Days and Dates in June.

June 6 celebrates events and festivals throughout Asia and Europe, from cultural events like National Applesauce Cake Day and National Moonshine Day to religious events like Orthodox Ascension Day and Vat Savitri.

List of Festivals and Special Events Falling on June 6, 2024 (Thursday)

  1. Shani Jayanti

  2. Jyeshta Amavasya

  3. Vat Savitri

  4. Rohini Vrat

  5. Memorial Day in Korea

  6. National Applesauce Cake Day

  7. National Moonshine Day

  8. National Higher Education Day

  9. Russian Language Day

  10. Visually Impaired People Day

  11. World Pest Day

  12. Orthodox Ascension Day

  13. Queensland Day

Birthdays and Birth Anniversaries

  1. Sunil Dutt Birth Anniversary

  2. Jason Isaacs

  3. Neha Kakkar

  4. Rakshit Shetty

  5. Paul Giamatti

  6. Björn Borg

  7. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

June 5, 2024 Festivals and Events.

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