Ever wonder the meaning of 'Whitsundays'?
May 28th 2004, 1:42 pm
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Ever wonder the meaning of 'Whitsundays'?
Whit Monday is the day after Pentecost. Pentecost is a holiday of Christianity. Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter (or 50 days after Pascha). It is also just 10 days after the Ascension. It comes from the Greek word Pentékosté, meaning "fiftieth", and originally referring to Shavuot (the second day of Passover, on the 16th of Nisan, is the first day of counting the Omer; Shavuot is celebrated after seven full weeks, on the fiftieth day).
Pentecost is also known in English as Whitsun (Whitsunday), because of the white robes worn this day by those newly baptized. The word was already familiar in Old English, as Hwita Sunnandæg.
It's Whit Monday this coming Monday.
Pentecost is also known in English as Whitsun (Whitsunday), because of the white robes worn this day by those newly baptized. The word was already familiar in Old English, as Hwita Sunnandæg.
It's Whit Monday this coming Monday.
May 28th 2004, 2:14 pm
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Re: Ever wonder the meaning of 'Whitsundays'?
Originally posted by pleasancefamily
Whit Monday is the day after Pentecost. Pentecost is a holiday of Christianity. Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter (or 50 days after Pascha). It is also just 10 days after the Ascension. It comes from the Greek word Pentékosté, meaning "fiftieth", and originally referring to Shavuot (the second day of Passover, on the 16th of Nisan, is the first day of counting the Omer; Shavuot is celebrated after seven full weeks, on the fiftieth day).
Pentecost is also known in English as Whitsun (Whitsunday), because of the white robes worn this day by those newly baptized. The word was already familiar in Old English, as Hwita Sunnandæg.
It's Whit Monday this coming Monday.
Whit Monday is the day after Pentecost. Pentecost is a holiday of Christianity. Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter (or 50 days after Pascha). It is also just 10 days after the Ascension. It comes from the Greek word Pentékosté, meaning "fiftieth", and originally referring to Shavuot (the second day of Passover, on the 16th of Nisan, is the first day of counting the Omer; Shavuot is celebrated after seven full weeks, on the fiftieth day).
Pentecost is also known in English as Whitsun (Whitsunday), because of the white robes worn this day by those newly baptized. The word was already familiar in Old English, as Hwita Sunnandæg.
It's Whit Monday this coming Monday.
Sunday is 'First Pinkster day', Monday is second Pinkster day.
And we have Monday off
Also, Pinkpop (a weekend pop/rock festival, I think like Glastonbury), is on this weekend (sat/sun/mon). That's why it's called PINK pop.
Also, we have a holiday for "Ascention day' too. THat was last week Thursday. Free day, and most people(and definetly civil servants) are free Friday as well.
So, we Dutch have lots of free days around now:
Good friday/Easter (9 april)
Queens birthday (30 april)
'Freedom day (2nd world war). (5 may) Only free once every 5 years, but civil servants every year)
Ascention day (20 may)
Pinksteren (31 may)
May 28th 2004, 2:21 pm
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Where does the 'pink' bit derive from? Or is that the 'pente' bit in pentecost?
May 28th 2004, 2:33 pm
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Originally posted by pleasancefamily
Where does the 'pink' bit derive from? Or is that the 'pente' bit in pentecost?
Where does the 'pink' bit derive from? Or is that the 'pente' bit in pentecost?
Dutch word for 'pink' is 'rose', so it's nothing to do with that either
May 28th 2004, 2:38 pm
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Re: Ever wonder the meaning of 'Whitsundays'?
You know what? I have been wondering how this came about all my life, finally an answer 
You left a couple out, father's and mother's day !
You left a couple out, father's and mother's day !
Originally posted by pleasancefamily
Whit Monday is the day after Pentecost. Pentecost is a holiday of Christianity. Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter (or 50 days after Pascha). It is also just 10 days after the Ascension. It comes from the Greek word Pentékosté, meaning "fiftieth", and originally referring to Shavuot (the second day of Passover, on the 16th of Nisan, is the first day of counting the Omer; Shavuot is celebrated after seven full weeks, on the fiftieth day).
Pentecost is also known in English as Whitsun (Whitsunday), because of the white robes worn this day by those newly baptized. The word was already familiar in Old English, as Hwita Sunnandæg.
It's Whit Monday this coming Monday.
Whit Monday is the day after Pentecost. Pentecost is a holiday of Christianity. Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter (or 50 days after Pascha). It is also just 10 days after the Ascension. It comes from the Greek word Pentékosté, meaning "fiftieth", and originally referring to Shavuot (the second day of Passover, on the 16th of Nisan, is the first day of counting the Omer; Shavuot is celebrated after seven full weeks, on the fiftieth day).
Pentecost is also known in English as Whitsun (Whitsunday), because of the white robes worn this day by those newly baptized. The word was already familiar in Old English, as Hwita Sunnandæg.
It's Whit Monday this coming Monday.
May 28th 2004, 2:44 pm
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Looked it up, but can't find it.
It also talks about 'pentecoste'.
And in the dark ages, it says a 'Pinkster tree' was planted by the men, they danced around it, boys climbed to the top, and they drank 'Pinkster beer'.
Ah, now found somewhere it said 'pinksteren' is derived from 'Pentèkostè'.
Oh, and Easter is 'Pasen' hier. 'First Easter Day', and 'Second Easter Day'.
And even more off topic: Boxing Day, is 'Second Christmas Day'.
It also talks about 'pentecoste'.
And in the dark ages, it says a 'Pinkster tree' was planted by the men, they danced around it, boys climbed to the top, and they drank 'Pinkster beer'.
Ah, now found somewhere it said 'pinksteren' is derived from 'Pentèkostè'.
Oh, and Easter is 'Pasen' hier. 'First Easter Day', and 'Second Easter Day'.
And even more off topic: Boxing Day, is 'Second Christmas Day'.
May 28th 2004, 2:45 pm
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Re: Ever wonder the meaning of 'Whitsundays'?
Originally posted by mickj
You know what? I have been wondering how this came about all my life, finally an answer You left a couple out, father's and mother's day !
You know what? I have been wondering how this came about all my life, finally an answer
You left a couple out, father's and mother's day !
May 28th 2004, 4:52 pm
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Re: Ever wonder the meaning of 'Whitsundays'?
Originally posted by Simone
But did you realise that the 'Whitsunday's' are Islands off the coast of Australia, making this thread sort of on topic?
But did you realise that the 'Whitsunday's' are Islands off the coast of Australia, making this thread sort of on topic?
