In Greece, festivities for Pentecost begin on the Friday or Saturday before the day itself. The Sunday is also known as Trinity Sunday. Public celebrations, which tend to be local and church related – local fairs, for example, are held on the Saturday. The largest churches in cities, villa...
Many contemporary celebrations place more emphasis on Shavuot than on Counting the Omer. Nevertheless, some scholars believe that in ancient times the entire fifty days of Sefirat Haomer and Shavuot were thought to be holy. Contemporary Religious Observance ...
was associated with May Day celebrations. Sometimes a Whitsun bridegroom reigned alongside the bride. The Whitsun bride visited neighborhood homes, along with her ladies-in-waiting. The Whitsun bride and her entourage entertained each household with a song, dance, or clever speech. Householders in...
Pentecost CelebrationsTypically, priests will wear red vestments on Pentecost, symbolic of the burning fire of God’s love and the tongues of fire that descended on the apostles. However, in some parts of the world, Pentecost is also referred to as “WhitSunday”, or White Sunday, referring ...
or community halls. These celebrations often include speeches from special guests, music, food, activities for children, and opportunities for people to socialize. Pentecost is also a day allocated for baptisms in some churches. Many Christians recognize Pentecost as the birth of the Christian ...
In many countries, including Germany, Martinmas celebrations begin at the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of this eleventh day of the eleventh month.Bonfiresare built, and children carry lanterns in the streets after dark (often led by a man on horseback who is dressed as St. Martin),...