A reference notes that June continues to be the marry-est month of the year.
How about merriest?
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Many still believe that a wedding in the month named after the Roman goddess Juno is conducive to success and prosperity, as Juno is known to protect women, especially in marriage and childbearing.
Juno was the daughter of Saturn, the wife of Jupiter and the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Bellona and Juventas.
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac says the Celtic calendar may have also influenced the idea of tying the knot in June.
On the Cross-Quarter Day of Beltane, or May Day (May 1), young couples would pair off to court for three months and then be wed on the next Cross-Quarter Day (Lammas Day, August 1).
Impatient brides and grooms shortened the wait to mid-June; thus, the popularity of June weddings.
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Dear friend Impong Patrocinio would have appreciated things if he had known the above facts earlier.
He was married in December, a little more than two scores and three years ago.
Pat promised his spouse a ceremonial June wedding for their golden anniversary, banking on Juno’s prowess and the intercession of Santa Clara pinong-pino.
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Oh! How I love June.
No, no, no. While I also feel as anxious and excited as a groom during wedding ceremonies and celebrations, I love June for another reason.
Sa mga pugad at tambayan ng kababayan, I like to say out loud “It’s June!”
Try it and rest assured that many heads would turn, gulat at naghahanap kung sino ang tumawag sa kanila in a manner similar to “Psssst!”
Huwag ka lang tatawa at baka mahalatang ikaw ang prankster.
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I recall that as a very young boy, someone kept calling me Jun.
At grade school when I learned to write my name, I noticed that mine was very different from my dad’s name.
Saka ako nagtanong kung bakit Jun ang tawag sa akin ni Mang Kanor.
“Kamukhang-kamukha mo kasi ang tatay mo,” was the reply I got.
Takbo kaagad ako sa salamin … mabuti na lang, hindi nabasag.
Sige na nga, Happy Father’s Day naman sa June 17, eh.
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Minsan, mahirap din maging namesake ng tatay, na may kalakip na dayunyor, ‘di ba?
Ito ang hinaing ni katropang lolo na ang buong pangalan ay Longinos Buhaylungsod Jr. (Long, for short? In full, Long Citylife).
When he was in grade school, tipong pass your paper na, hindi pa siya tapos magsulat ng pangalan niya.
So, when he had children, he had them christened with short monosyllabic names – easy and practical.
Ang siste, tipong pass your paper na, pangalan lang nila ang nakasulat.
Lolo Long, mana-mana lang ‘yan. Happy Father’s Day din to you.
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Show some love! Make some noise!
The Filipino community in Toronto – which perhaps hosts one of the most diverse peoples in Canada and the world – will spark a celebratory mood in every nook and cranny of the city this month of June.
For all the right reasons, the City of Toronto had – in November last year — declared June, beginning this year 2018, as Filipino Heritage Month.
June 12, which marks the Philippines Independence Day, is celebrated as Filipino Heritage Day at the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
It is just proper that the people who helped make this historical and geo-political milestone a reality for the Filipino community in Toronto should be bestowed our sincerest gratitude. They deserve it.
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Like in years past, the community will once more come to life as various groups and organizations host cultural shows and festivals, food fairs and other activities that tend to showcase the rich social and cultural heritage and history of the Philippines.
These events also honor the Filipino pioneers and all compatriots who made a difference in Canada.
By the way, the 2016 Canadian Census shows 851,410 people of Filipino descent living in Canada, most of them in urbanized areas.
Filipino pride will certainly take center stage this June during the raising of the Philippine tri-colors in various venues in Toronto, in Ontario and in parts of Canada where Filipinos have settled and have acquired their Canadian residency and citizenship.
May I then join the community in saluting every kababayan sa Canada for his and her persistence, resilience, resoluteness and productive efforts to make those in the homeland feel and know that we have gone on cherishing and living by the norms and values we have imbibed as Filipinos.
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Here a big THANK YOU to Canadian Idol finalist Mikey Bustos, who has created a niche in the international and Philippine music and entertainment platform.
Thank you for sharing part of your time and your music with my grandchildren Zoe and Zarah during one of your well-received shows in Toronto in late May.
You made two children your most dedicated and very happy fans. All the best to you and God bless you.
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