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Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, for the Christian holy day of Pentecost. It falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples (as described in Acts 2 ).
Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks , as described in the Acts of the ...
Whitsun was one of the festivals in the pre-Reformation Church when the biblical story was dramatized to educate the parishioners. In English tradition, Whitsun has long been a day of feasting and merrymaking, as befits its time of year as well as its religious origins.
May 20, 2024 · Whitsun, or Whit Sunday, was celebrated on Sunday, May 19. It is celebrated in the UK as a Christian festival to mark the occasion of Pentecost. Whit Monday falls the day after and was itself a...
Pentecost is a Christian holiday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament of the Bible. It is also known as Whitsunday, or Whit Sunday.
May 28, 2023 · Whitsun. In the British tradition, Pentecost was traditionally known in English as 'Whitsun', short for Whitsunday (or 'Sulgwyn' in Welsh). Its use is first recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1067, as 'hwitan sunnan daeg'.
Jun 23, 2009 · It is also called Whitsun, but does not necessarily coincide with the Whitsun Bank Holiday in the UK. Pentecost is regarded as the birthday of the Christian church, and the start of the church's...
May 19, 2021 · Pentecost (or Whitsun) commemorates the arrival of the Holy Spirit to the disciples following the death of Jesus in the traditional Easter story
Whitsunday, OR PENTECOST, a feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ, on the ancient Jewish festival called the “feast of weeks” or Pentecost (Ex., xxxiv, 22; Deut., xvi, 10).
May 31, 2020 · Pentecost, also known as 'Whitsun' or 'Whitsunday', commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit to disciples following the death of Jesus
