Whitsunday
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Whitsunday is a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, traditionally celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian festival
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moveable feast → religious holiday → |
| associatedWith |
Apostles
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Holy Spirit → birth of the Church → speaking in tongues → |
| basedOnEventDescribedIn |
Acts of the Apostles chapter 2
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| calendarType |
date depends on computus of Easter
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| category |
Christian holy days
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Eastertide → Moveable Christian observances → |
| celebratedOn |
seventh Sunday after Easter
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| commemorates |
descent of the Holy Spirit
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descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles → |
| etymology |
name "Whitsunday" associated with white garments of baptismal candidates
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name "Whitsunday" is linked to "White Sunday" → |
| follows |
Easter
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| hasAlternativeName |
Pentecost
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Whit Sunday → Whit-Sunday → |
| hasFeastDuration |
often followed by a Monday holiday in some countries
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one day in Western Christianity → |
| hasLiturgicalColor |
red
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| hasLiturgicalRank |
Great Feast in Eastern Orthodoxy
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solemnity in the Roman Rite → |
| hasSymbol |
dove as symbol of the Holy Spirit
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tongues of fire → |
| languageOfName |
English
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| liturgicalSeasonEnd |
ends the Easter season in the Roman Rite
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| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Catholic Church → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran churches → Methodist churches → Reformed churches → many Protestant denominations → |
| occursAfter |
Ascension Day
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| partOf |
Easter season
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Paschal cycle → |
| publicHolidayIn |
some historically Christian countries
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| religion |
Christianity
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| timeAfterEvent |
fifty days after Easter Sunday
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| typicalPractices |
baptisms
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confirmation ceremonies → prayers invoking the Holy Spirit → special church services → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Pentecost
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alsoKnownAs |
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Whitsunday
("name "Whitsunday" is linked to "White Sunday"")
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etymology |
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Whitsunday
("Whit-Sunday")
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hasAlternativeName |