Vanilla Milkshake Day- 20 June

Vanilla Milkshake Day is a day that is celebrated with joy by many people all over the world who probably like vanilla milkshake.

The first time the term "milkshake" was used in printing was in 1885. At this point, milkshake was an alcoholic beverage that contained whiskey and eggs and was considered a healthy drink. In 1900 the milkshake became the so-called "healthy drink made with chocolate syrup, strawberry or vanilla." After a few years people began to treat the milkshake as a treat and added a ball of ice cream and in the 1930's the milkshake began to appear in the shops and became a popular drink.

If you want to celebrate the day of Vanilla Milkshake, make yourself a real vanilla milkshake, add a ball of ice cream and cherry and you are arranged! you can also make a vegan vanilla milkshake, with almond milk.

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June 20 is also World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day- June 20

International Refugee Day is celebrated every year on June 20 by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The aim of the day is to raise awareness of the plight of millions of refugees around the world, who have been forced to flee their homes to safer countries.

The Refugee Convention states that a refugee is someone who has a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or belonging to a particular social group (a certain social group is a somewhat vague category but in most countries of the world women are included).

Some facts about the situation of the right refugees today (from the Amnesty International website)

There are 25.9 million refugees in the world - the highest number ever recorded.

Half of the refugees in the world are children.

A third of the refugees - 6.7 million people - have found refuge in the world's poorest countries.

About 1.4 million refugees are at particular risk of violence and are particularly vulnerable and urgently need resettlement on a regular basis. But of those, only 92,400 refugees were resettled in 2018, less than 7% in need.

In 2018 there were 1.1 million new refugees, most of whom fled the conflict in Syria, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Violence, insecurity, persecution and shortages of food, medicine and other necessities, have motivated millions of Venezuelans to leave their country. In the first five months of 2019, some 4 million Venezuelans left their homes in one of the biggest crises in the world. More than 460,000 Venezuelans have sought refuge but so far only a small proportion - some 21,000 - have been recognized as refugees.

Many rich countries continue to establish policies that will deter people seeking asylum in them. At the same time, they transfer the responsibility to neighboring countries that will protect the people fleeing for their lives. This limited and short-sighted policy forces women, men and children to embark on dangerous journeys on foot and by sea and endanger their lives and be exposed to human rights violations.

Refugee boat

The 10 countries that received the most refugees are: Turkey (3.7 million), Iran (979,000 refugees), Pakistan (1.4 million refugees), Bangladesh (906,000 refugees), Ethiopia (921,000 refugees), Uganda (1.1 million refugees), Jordan (2.9 million) Refugees), Sudan (908,700 refugees), Lebanon (1.4 million refugees) and Germany (1 million refugees).

The richest countries in the world are not doing nearly enough to fund the cost of protecting the people who have left everything behind. Referrals for humanitarian aid to refugees are consistently - and often - unfunded.

In conclusion, the world urgently needs a new global program based on genuine international cooperation and meaningful and fair sharing of responsibility.

June 20 is also Vanilla Milkshake Day

Garfield's Birthday - June 19th

Garfield's Day, which is actually his birthday, is celebrated every year on June 19th. Garfield was created by the famous cartoonist Jim Davis and appeared in the comics for the first time on June 19, 1978. The comics also featured Garfield's owners, Jon Arbuckle and his dog friend Odie.

Garfield is a cat who especially likes to sleep and eat lasagna in quantities and hates Mondays. It is named after the grandfather of creator Jim Davis, James Garfield Davis (named after the 20th President of the United States, James Abram Garfield).

Coloring pages of Garfield

2 comic strips by Jim Davis in honor of Garfield's 8th birthday.

The author writes:

Garfield has two consecutive birthday bands in 1986, it's appropriate to do both for him. No wonder he's so fat, when John feeds him so much food!

And what is cherry phosphate? That's what John Arbeckel calls cherry-flavored soda.

How to celebrate Garfield's birthday?

Eat a lot of lasagna, sleep a lot and complain that you hate Monday ....

(Source: Facebook)

Garfield's Happy Birthday greeting cards

June 19 is also Juneteenth

Juneteenth - June 19

Juneteenth is an American holiday commemorating the declaration of slavery in the state of Texas on June 19, 1865, and more generally the release of enslaved African-American residents throughout the Confederate states (formerly southern states) in the United States.

The name of the holiday is a combination of the words "June" and "Nineteen" (June and nineteen).

Slavery existed in the United States for several centuries, from the British colonial period, in the early 17th century until 1865, when the Civil War ended. Slavery was a legal institution where people of African descent were sold as goods to slave owners. Slaves were considered lawful. As property and deprived of most of the rights vested in free people.They were subject to the authority of their owners who bought them and had to do whatever they were told.

The slaves were brought to America from African countries, where they were abducted or sold by their families. Subsequent generations born in the United States were forced into slave status on the day they were born.

The end of slavery at the end of the American Civil War granted citizenship and legal and political rights to those of black skin color equal to those of white skin color.

The Juneteenth is celebrated mainly by reading the works of well-known African-American writers such as Ralph Ellison and Mia Angelo, singing traditional songs such as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing", public readings of the Emancipation Statement, the Declaration The presidency signed by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, which declared slaves in the United States free.

Also celebrating on this day in the US are rodeos, street fairs, food stalls, family reunions, park parties, historical reconstructions of the period or the Miss Juneteenth beauty pageant.

Recommended movies about the period of slavery in the United States

"12 Years a Slave" directed by Steve McQueen, "The help" by Tate Taylor, "Django Unchained" by Quentin Tarantino, "Lincoln" and "Amistad" by Steven Spielberg, "The 13th" by Ava DuVernay.

A painting from 1690 in Virginia, USA, of a white family that has a black maid

Sale of slaves in 1841, photo from the film "12 Years of Slavery"

Coloring pages of Texas

International Picnic Day - June 18

It is true that life is not a picnic - but on the 18th of June they are, because on this day we celebrate International Picnic Day.

Picnic Day is an opportunity to dine al fresco with your spouse, friends or family.

The word "picnic" comes from the French language, from the word pique-nique, which appeared in 1692 in the book Origines de la Langue Françaiseby Jill Ménage.

From the French language the word was translated into the English language into the word "picnic." Some think that the word also passed through the German language before the word Picnic.

A picnic is an outdoor meal that became a popular pastime in France after the French Revolution in the 19th century. Until the revolution, the parks in France were open only to the nobility and after that, the common people were also allowed to enter them. The picnics of the time were elaborate social events, with menus offering a variety of cold meats and pies prepared a few days in advance.

International Picnic Day is celebrated in many countries, although its origins are uncertain.

In honor of this day, picnics of charity events, picnics of schools and all kinds of groups are organized that are specially organized to mark the event.

A picnic is an outdoor meal that became a popular pastime in France after the French Revolution in the 19th century. Until the revolution, the parks in France were open only to the nobility and after that, the common people were also allowed to enter them. The picnics of the time were elaborate social events, with menus offering a variety of cold meats and pies prepared a few days in advance.

International Picnic Day is celebrated in many countries, although its origins are uncertain.

In honor of this day, picnics of charity events, picnics of schools and all kinds of groups are organized that are specially organized to mark the event.

You too can celebrate International Picnic Day. Take a basket with sandwiches, fruit, vegetables and dessert and go to the park, forest, beach or public garden to enjoy a pleasant lunch in nature.

Upgraded picnic basket (Source: Amazon )

June 18 is also Autistic Pride Day and Sushi Day

Autistic Pride Day- June 18

Autistic Pride Day, or Autism Pride Day, is a day celebrated on June 18 to mark the broad spectrum of autism and teach the public about autism and the autistic community.

The holiday was created by an organization called Aspies For Freedom, a group of people with high-functioning Asperger syndrome, which aims to raise public awareness of autism and Asperger's.

The autism spectrum is a broad spectrum of cognitive and perceptual impairments that are manifested primarily in communication disorder, repetitive behavior, and sensory dysregulation.

Autistic Pride Day has been celebrated since 2005 to show that autism also has positive sides. At the first International Autism Awareness Week, the New Scientists newspaper published an article by Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen - "Proud to be autistic."

In honor of International Autism Awareness Day, here are some interesting facts about autism:

About 21.7 million people worldwide are on the autism spectrum.

In the United States, 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls are diagnosed with autism.

Whites are 5 times more likely to be on the autistic spectrum than girls.

The doctor who claimed there was a link between vaccines and autism, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, was accused of presenting false data and losing his medical license as a result.

Many people around the world believe that there is a link between vaccines and autism and avoid vaccinating their children as a result.

"Autism Intensive World Theory" assumes that autistics "shut down" because they experience and feel too much.

People on the autistic spectrum yawn less than ordinary people. The more severe the autistic condition, the less yawning is observed in them.

There are almost no differences in the anatomy of the brain of people with autism to people without.

Find an association between low vitamin D levels in pregnancy and neonatal autism.

The UK has more than 250 autism-friendly cinemas, where the sound is lower, the lighting is dimmer and you can put your food and drink into them.

A 2008 study found that although it is assumed that autism is a lifelong disability, there is evidence that between 3% and 25% of people who suffer from it, are eventually cured of it.

Studies show that drama classes are especially helpful in improving the social skills of autistic children.

The symbol of awareness of the endless spectrum of autism. This icon replaces the previous icon, a movie with colorful puzzle pieces, which many adults did not like on the autistic continuum.

June 18 is also International Picnic Day and International Sushi Day

Lightyear coloring pages

Pixar Disney Lightyear movie coloring pages. The movie Lightyear was released on June 17, 2022. The movie tells the story of Buzz Lightyear, a young test pilot and Space Ranger you probably know from the Toy Story movie series, where he was among the main stars. Here you will find coloring pages of the main characters in the film: Buzz, Sox who is a a robotic cat and Buzz's companion,  Izzy Hawthorne, Alisha's granddaughter, whom Buzz meets, Mo Morrison, a fresh and naïve recruit in the colonial defense forces, Darby Steel, an elderly paroled convict who has been conscripted into the colonial defense forces and Emperor Zurg, the commander of the invading robotic army and Buzz’s evil future self.

You will probably also be interested in the coloring pages of Toy Story :)

PS- To save paper and help our planet, you can print on used pages, on the blank side ♥

Buzz and Sox

Izzy, Mo and Derby

Zurg

Buzz Lightyear

Buzz maze

Sox

Sox the robotic cat

color & assemble space ship

International Sushi Day - June 18

International Sushi Day is celebrated on June 18. The reason for choosing this date is unknown. But what does it matter. The idea is great. 

International Sushi Day was first celebrated in 2009. 

How to celebrate this day? by eating sushi of course!

Some interesting facts about sushi: 

The source of the sushi is not in Japan - the sushi actually came from Southeast Asia, from the Mekong River in China, from fermented fish dishes wrapped in sour rice. The concept of modern sushi was invented in Japan by Hanaya Yohei around the end of the Edo period in Japan, a period in Japanese history that began in 1603 and ended in 1868 with the transformation of Japan into a modern one. 

The sushi started as a quick and cheap snack, something you eat with your hands, like when you watch a movie at a movie theater.

The wasabi we eat is probably not real wasabi - the real wasabi comes from the root of the wasabia japonica plant, not horse radish. The authentic Wasabi is expensive. The wasabi is usually served in sushi restaurants made of mustard and mustard powder, and a green color with artificial colors makes it look like the real wasabi.

The sushi became popular in Western countries in the 1960s.

Sushi animated gifs

June 18 is also International Sushi Day, Autistic Pride Day and International Picnic Day