Whit Tuesday

Whit Tuesday
The dancing procession of Echternach which takes place annually on Whit Tuesday in Echternach, Luxembourg.
Also calledPentecost Tuesday (Western), Third Day of the Trinity (Eastern)
Observed byMany European countries and some former colonies
TypeChristian, Public
Begins1st Tuesday After Whit Sunday
DateEaster + 51 days
2023 date
  • May 30 (Western)
  • June 6 (Eastern)
2024 date
  • May 21 (Western)
  • June 25 (Eastern)
2025 date
  • June 10 (Western)
  • June 10 (Eastern)
2026 date
  • May 26 (Western)
  • June 2 (Eastern)
Frequencyannual
Related toWhit Sunday, Whit Monday, Whit Friday, Trinity Sunday

Whit Tuesday (syn. Whittuesday, Whitsun Tuesday) is the Christian holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost Monday, the third day of the week beginning on Pentecost.[1] Pentecost is a movable feast in the Christian calendar dependent upon the date of Easter. "Whit" relates either to the white robes worn by those baptized on Pentecost, or to the French word "huit," since Pentecost is the eighth Sunday after Easter.[2]

  1. ^ [1] Lucchese, Kathryn M. and Rylander ,Cathy "Folk like me: The read-aloud book of saints," Morehouse Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8192-2289-3, page 43.
  2. ^ [2] Rapalje, Stewart and Lawrence, Robert L., "A dictionary of American and English law, Volume 2," Frederick D. Linn & Co., 1888, page 1357