Pentecost

Pentecost  (meaning "the 50th day" in Greek), also called Whitsun, Whitsunday, or Whit Sunday in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking areas, is a holiday and season in the Christian liturgical year. It is the 50th day after Easter (and the 10th day after Ascension Thursday). It is to remember the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the book of Acts in the Bible, as Jesus had promised after he rose from the dead. About 3,000 people were baptized that day which, to many, makes it the real start of the Christian Church.

 Further reading 
 Advent
 Ash Wednesday
 Epiphany (holiday)
 Lent
 Pentecostalism

 Notes 

 Other websites 

 A collection of Pentecost prayers  (Roman Catholic)
 Christian Resource Institute 
 "Pentecost" article from the Catholic Encyclopedia
 "Pentecost" article from the Jewish Encyclopedia
 Secret Conversations with God - Study of Pentecost
 The Feast of Pentecost fulfilment in Sivan of 32 A.D.
 True Pentecost is 50 days from the Sunday following Passover - Not 50 days from Easter.
 Pentecost, Passover and Easter dates: 2000 - 2050
 The Feast of Pentecost: The Firstfruits of God's Harvest 
 Photographs of Russian Orthodox Pentecost service
 Holy Pentecost Icon and Synaxarion of the Feast (Eastern Orthodox)
 Feast of Pentecost  Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
 Explanation of the Feast from the Handbook for Church Servers (Nastolnaya Kniga) by Sergei V. Bulgakov

Category:Christian holidays