Many French-speaking countries celebrate Mother's Day on the last Sunday of May (or, in the case of France, on the first Sunday of June in years in which the last Sunday of May is Pentecost). For a complete overview of the dates of Mother's Day around the world see Mother's Day ...
May 27 (last Sunday in May) - Algeria, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia, France and French Antilles (France is the last Sunday in May except if it coincides with Pentecost day (50th day after lent), in which case it is shifted to the first Sunday in June...
Whit Sunday is followed by Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday, considered to be "the second day of Pentecost"), a public holiday in many countries with Christian traditions. It was the start of a week (especially the first three days) of festivities called Whitsuntide (or Whitweek), which has ...
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place... Read verse in Jubilee Bible 2000
But, still, we pray, as C.S. Lewis said, “Not because we are trying to change God, but because we can’t not pray.” Once, we may have thought Paul’s admonition in Philippians that we should “pray without ceasing” was impossible to obey. But the longer we live, the more we...
And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place. And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a...
But did you know that bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu almost 15 centuries ago? And this sport is from an activity called land diving. Land diving is part of a religious ceremony (宗教庆典). A man ties two tree vines around his ankles. He then climbs a wooden tower...
The Spring/Latter rain (around April) marked the end of the rainy season and allowed the crops to be harvested. This rain was heavier than that in the fall and was necessary for ripening the barley and the wheat. The grains were harvested around the time of Pentecost/Feast of Weeks (Exod...