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- DictionaryWhit·sun·day/ˌ(h)witˈsənˌdā/
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- 1. another term for Pentecost
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Name used in the UK and Ireland for the Christian festival of Pentecost
Whitsun 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 Spirit of Truth upon Christ's disciples (as described in Acts 2). Whitsuntide, the week following Whitsunday, was one of three holiday weeks for the medieval villein; on most manors he was f... Wikipedia