Out and About June 2022 -issue198

4 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
Dear Reader
Time is just racing along at such a speed
lately that I am wondering
where days, weeks and
months have gone? It is now June
and cannot believe it. However,
it is said that when you are
enjoying life time speeds along at
a quicker pace ha!
2nd June to 3rd June 2022
A two day bank holiday in the
UK to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee. Replaces the Late Spring Bank
Holiday.
Father’s Day 19th June 2022
Celebration of father’s day in the UK, the
US and most of Europe and many other parts
of the world. In Spain, Italy and Portugal,
Father’s Day is celebrated on March 19,
which is the Feast of St. Joseph who is the
patron saint of fathers. In Spain.
Why is the Sixth Month Called June?
The first is that the month is named after
the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of
marriage. The second is that the name comes
from the Latin word iuniores, meaning
“younger ones”. It also may have been
called “sere-month, meaning “dry and
withered,” though this term may have meant
June, July or August.
Wimbledon tennis. The Wimbledon
Championships will be the 135th time the
competition has been held.
It is scheduled to start on Monday 27th
June 2022 and run until Sunday 10th July
2022.
The weather is often a topic of conversation
and this is of no exception now as summer is
here. It is the most excellent time of the year
when dining “al fresco” is at its best. The cool
evenings and the eagerness, which comes
with the holiday passion of the tourists,
family and friends and more people arriving,
creates an exciting atmosphere. Spain offers
DEAR READER
so much with its sandy beaches, lively
markets, several golf courses and great
restaurants.
A fiesta is a party, a celebration,
a thanks giving. To a Spaniard,
it symbolises the town in which
they were born: its Patron Saint;
its culture. Therefore fiestas are
important places, to individuals
and to families. There are so many
wonderful fiestas celebrated in the
Costa Blanca that you are bound to see one
whatever time of year,
Rose is the flower of this month. Though
roses are available in many colours from red
to pink to white to yellow, all with their own
special meanings, the underlying message the
flowers convey is that of Love and Devoted
Affection.
June birthdays claim two birthstones; pearl
and Alexandrite. Pearls have been wildly
popular in jewellery for centuries because of
their natural beauty. Alexandrite gemstones
are extremely rare and desirable since they
change colour based on the lighting.
The two zodiac signs associated with the
month of June are the Gemini and Cancer.
For those born from June 1st to June 20th,
they are members of the Gemini zodiac sign.
Social, talkative and familiar with trends,
and is one of the most outgoing zodiac signs.
While these traits of the Gemini sign can
make them a lot to handle, their charisma
and intelligence is also refreshing, and their
magnetism is irresistible.
Have a great and enjoyable “Summer
Time”.
Remember you are never alone with a
copy of Out & About Costa Blanca magazine.
Keep cool and happy. Until next time.
Carol R. Levey