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[[File:Folio 79r - Pentecostes.jpg|thumb|270px|The Descent of the Holy Spirit in a 15th century illuminated manuscript. Musée Condé, [[Chantilly]].]]
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'''Pentecost''' (πεντηκοστή [{{polytonic|‘ημέρα}}], pentekostē [hēmera]) meaning "the 50th day" in [[Greek language|Greek]]), also called '''Whitsun''', '''Whitsunday''', or '''Whit Sunday''' in the [[United Kingdom]] and other English-speaking areas, is a [[holiday]] and [[season]] in the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[liturgy|liturgical]] year. It is the 50th day after [[Easter]] (and the 10th day after [[Ascension]] Thursday). It is [[History|Historically]] and [[symbol]]ically related to the [[Jewish]] [[harvest]] [[festival]] of [[Shavuot]]. It is to remember the coming of the [[Holy Spirit]] to the [[Twelve Apostles|Apostles]] and other followers of [[Jesus]] as described in the book of [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] in the [[Bible]],<ref>{{bibleverse||Acts|2:1–13}}</ref> as [[Jesus]] had promised after he rose from the dead.<ref>{{bibleverse||John|20:22}}</ref> About 3,000 people were baptized that day,<ref>{{bibleverse|Acts||2:41}}</ref> which to many, making it the real start of the Christian Church. 

The date of the Day of Pentecost for 2019 is June 9 (Western)/June 16 (Eastern)

== Further reading ==
* [[Advent]]
* [[Ash Wednesday]]
* [[Epiphany (holiday)]]
* [[Lent]]
* [[Pentecostalism]]

== Notes ==
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== Other websites ==
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* [http://www.roman-catholic-prayers.com/pentecost.html A collection of Pentecost prayers] (Roman Catholic)
* [http://www.cresourcei.org/cypentecost.html Christian Resource Institute]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15614b.htm "Pentecost"] article from the ''Catholic Encyclopedia''
* [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=177&letter=P&search=Pentecost "Pentecost"] article from the ''Jewish Encyclopedia''
* [http://www.hit.hu/eng/article.html?id=60 Secret Conversations with God - Study of Pentecost]
* [http://www.endtimepilgrim.org/pentecost.htm The Feast of Pentecost fulfilment in Sivan of 32 A.D.]
* [http://antipas.net/pentecost.htm True Pentecost is 50 days from the Sunday following Passover - Not 50 days from Easter.]
* [http://antipas.net/easter_dates.htm Pentecost, Passover and Easter dates: 2000 - 2050]
* [http://www.gnmagazine.org/booklets/HD/godsharvest.htm The Feast of Pentecost: The Firstfruits of God's Harvest]
* [http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/6entroitsachicago.html Photographs of Russian Orthodox Pentecost service]
* [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=45 Holy Pentecost] [[Icon]] and Synaxarion of the Feast (Eastern Orthodox)
* [http://www.goarch.org/en/special/listen_learn_share/pentecost/learn Feast of Pentecost] Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
* [http://www.orthodox.net/ustav/bulgakov-pentecost.html Explanation of the Feast] from the ''Handbook for Church Servers'' (''Nastolnaya Kniga'') by Sergei V. Bulgakov
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