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Pentecost

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Pentecost

Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday that takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus, Mary, and other followers of the Christ, while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). Pentecost marks the "Birthday of the Church". Pentecost is one of the Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a Solemnity in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, a Festival in the Lutheran Churches, and a Principal Feast in the Anglican Communion. Many Christian denominations provide a special liturgy for this holy celebration. Since its date depends on the date of Easter, Pentecost is a "moveable feast". The Monday after Pentecost is a legal holiday in many European, African and Caribbean countries.

Infobox

Also called
mw- Whitsunday (Ireland, United Kingdom)Trinity Sunday (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Observed by
Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Amish, Anglicans and other Christians
Type
Christian
Significance
Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus; birth of the Church
Celebrations
Church services, festive meals, processions, baptism, confirmation, ordination, folk customs, dancing, spring and woodland rites.
Observances
Prayer, vigils, fasting (pre-festival), novenas, retreats, Holy Communion, litany
Date
50 days after Easter
2024 date
May 19 (Western)June 23 (Eastern)
2025 date
June 8 (Western)June 8 (Eastern)
2026 date
May 24 (Western)May 31 (Eastern)
2027 date
May 16 (Western)June 20 (Eastern)
Related to
Jesus Day, Shavuot, Rosalia, Green Week, Pinkster, Whit Monday, Whit Tuesday, Whit Friday, Trinity Sunday

Tables

Dates for Pentecost 2018–2032In Gregorian dates · Date and public holiday
2018
2018
Year
2018
Western
May 20
Eastern
May 27
2019
2019
Year
2019
Western
June 9
Eastern
June 16
2020
2020
Year
2020
Western
May 31
Eastern
June 7
2021
2021
Year
2021
Western
May 23
Eastern
June 20
2022
2022
Year
2022
Western
June 5
Eastern
June 12
2023
2023
Year
2023
Western
May 28
Eastern
June 4
2024
2024
Year
2024
Western
May 19
Eastern
June 23
2025
2025
Year
2025
Western
June 8
2026
2026
Year
2026
Western
May 24
Eastern
May 31
2027
2027
Year
2027
Western
May 16
Eastern
June 20
2028
2028
Year
2028
Western
June 4
2029
2029
Year
2029
Western
May 20
Eastern
May 27
2030
2030
Year
2030
Western
June 9
Eastern
June 16
2031
2031
Year
2031
Western
June 1
2032
2032
Year
2032
Western
May 16
Eastern
June 20
Year
Western
Eastern
2018
May 20
May 27
2019
June 9
June 16
2020
May 31
June 7
2021
May 23
June 20
2022
June 5
June 12
2023
May 28
June 4
2024
May 19
June 23
2025
June 8
2026
May 24
May 31
2027
May 16
June 20
2028
June 4
2029
May 20
May 27
2030
June 9
June 16
2031
June 1
2032
May 16
June 20
· External links
Preceded bySeventh Sunday of Easter
Preceded bySeventh Sunday of Easter
Sundays of the Easter cycle
Preceded bySeventh Sunday of Easter
Sundays of the Easter cycle
Pentecost June 8, 2025
Sundays of the Easter cycle
Succeeded byTrinity Sunday
Sundays of the Easter cycle
Preceded bySeventh Sunday of Easter
Pentecost June 8, 2025
Succeeded byTrinity Sunday

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  47. ‘It is also possible that at some point of time, though not necessarily on this day, some mass ecstatic experience took
  48. ‘At any rate, as Weiser and Jervell point out,39 it needs to be explained why early Christians adopted Pentecost as one
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  50. ‘Again, if communal meals had played an important part in Jesus’ ministry and had indeed served then as a demonstration
  51. "Despite what is in other respects the negative result of the historical analysis of the tradition in Acts 3–4:31, the q
  52. ‘The presence of such idealizing features does not mean, however, that these accounts are worthless or offer no informat
  53. ‘At the same time it might seem unnecessary to deny another feature of the account in Acts, namely that the first follow
  54. ‘There is a historical occasion behind the description of the story of Pentecost in Acts and Peter's preaching, even if
  55. ‘Luke's ideal, stained-glass depiction in Acts 2–5 thus has a very real background, in which events followed one another
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