7 main holidays on the day of the summer solstice

June 21 is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. On this day, the world manages to celebrate many holidays. Among them there are those connected with the forces of nature, international, professional, national, and there are also quite unexpected ones.

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1. International day of music.

It originates from the annual French music festival "Fête de la Musique", first held in 1982 in Paris.

2. International Skateboarding Day (Go Skateboarding Day) is an official annual holiday approved by the International Association of Skateboard Companies in 2004.

3. Greenland National Day.

The holiday was introduced in 1983 and serves for national self-identification along with the national flag, anthem, language and costume.

4. World Handshake Day.

This holiday was invented by a certain Ivan Zupa, who proposes to put your hands in the sea on this day and thus shake hands with the whole world and feel unity. He even has his own website: http://www.world-handshake.net/

5. Day of canine divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, which many dog breeders consider "their" holiday and simply call the Day of the cynologist.

6. Day of the indigenous people of Canada (National Aboriginal Day).

The holiday has been celebrated since 1996, when it was proclaimed by the Governor General of Canada, Romeo LeBlanc.

7. Ysyakh is a summer holiday in Yakutia.

It is a holiday in honor of the aiyy deities and the revival of nature. Often also called the "Yakut New Year".