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June 21

June 21

2.3
The day when people worldwide hold public yoga sessions for the International Day of Yoga
  • noun
translation icon : 21 de junio
  • Many people participate in events on June 21.

Examples

  • Many people around the world celebrate June 21 as the International Day of Yoga with various public events.

  • On June 21, we hold outdoor yoga classes in the park to honor the International Day of Yoga.

  • Every year on June 21, cities around the world hold free public yoga sessions for all ages.

  • She planned to teach a beginner class at the park on June 21 to mark the global event.

  • Governments often organize special programs for health awareness on June 21 each year.

  • We celebrate June 21 as the International Day of Yoga.

  • The community gathered to promote wellness and mindfulness during the celebrations of June 21, the International Day of Yoga.

Surface Forms

June 21 singular

Morphology

June + 21

Although a learner who knows 'June' and '21' will transparently interpret this as a calendar date, the specific use to mean the International Day of Yoga (and associated celebrations) is an arbitrary, culture-specific metonymy that cannot be derived from the constituent words. Recognizing the event requires encyclopedic/cultural knowledge rather than compositional semantic inference.

Etymology

June 21 is also the date picked for the 'International Day of Yoga' because its long daylight and warm weather make it a good time for outdoor classes. So today June 21 can mean the global yoga event and the public classes many cities hold.