June 28

June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in a leap year) in the Gregorian calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Cancer.

There are very few holidays observed on June 28th each year. Vidovdan is a Serbian religious holiday, that celebrates what is known as St. Vitus' Day. the St. Vitus' Day .feast is celebrated on June 15th on the Gregorian calendar, and on June 28th according to the Julian calendar which is followed by the Serbian Orthodox Church. For the Serbs, Vidovdan is the most important date in history.http://www.srpska-mreza.com/bookstore/kosovo/kosovo19.htm

This day is also Feast Day recognizing Benignus, Marcella, Paulus I, Vincenza Gerosa, and Irenaeus of Lyon (Roman Catholic). Feast Day is a christian custom that celebrates different saints on every day of the year. Feast Day was began in order to honor martyrs that gave their life in order to show their love for God. Throughout the years there have been adaptions made to this day of observance by individual religions. These religions have adapted Feast Day to include those that have made an impact within their religion, adding religious titles like Virgin, Pastor, Bishop, Monk, Priest, Founder, Abbot, Apostle, Doctor of the Church, depending on the religion.