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World Sauntering Day

World Sauntering Day is held on June 19. The holiday was created in 1979 by W.T. Rabe in response to the growing popularity of jogging. It is believed to have begun at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in Michigan, USA. The Grand Hotel has the world's longest porch at 660 feet. The idea behind the day was to encourage people to slow down and appreciate the world around them. This event in the second decade of the month June is annual.

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International Picnic Day on June 18;

International Panic Day on June 18 (Don't worry. Don't fret. and, above all, don't panic);

Sustainable Gastronomy Day on June 18 (The UN General Assembly adopted on 21 December 2016 its resolution A/RES/71/246 and designated 18 June as an international observance, Sustainable Gastronomy Day);

International Sushi Day on June 18;

Autistic Pride Day on June 18 (an Aspies for Freedom initiative, is a celebration of the neurodiversity of people on the autism spectrum on 18 June each year. Autistic pride recognises the innate potential in all people, including those on the autism spectrum);