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| Whit Monday | |
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 Medieval Russian icon of the Old Testament Trinity by Andrei Rublev, used as the icon of the feast for Whit Monday. | |
| Also called | Pentecost Monday (Western), Monday of the Holy Spirit (Eastern) |
| Observed by | Many European countries and some former colonies |
| Type | Christian, Public |
| Begins | 1st Monday after Whit Sunday |
| Date | Easter + 50 days |
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| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | Whit Sunday, Whit Tuesday, Whit Friday, Trinity Sunday |
Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday, also known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a moveable feast in the Christian liturgical calendar. It is moveable because it is determined by the date of Easter. In the Catholic Church, it is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, marking the resumption of Ordinary Time.
Whit Monday gets its English name from "Whitsunday", an English name for Pentecost, one of the three baptismal seasons. The origin of the name "Whit Sunday" is generally attributed to the white garments formerly worn by those newly baptized on this feast.[1]
- ^ Campion, William Magan (1870). The Prayer book interleaved with historical illustrations and explanatory notes arranged parallel to the text. Vol. 5. p. 125. Retrieved 2017-06-05.