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Witsuntide is the week beginning on Whitsunday. Whitsunday, which is also known as Pentecost is 50 days, or app. 7 weeks after Easter.
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What color does a priest wear at Whitsuntide?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe priest wears red on Pentecost as it is a Feast of the Holy Spirit. It has been referred to as Whitsuntide as it was the last day that the new Christians wore their white robes: Whitsuntide=White Sunday.
Why is pentecost Sunday sometimes called Whitsuntide?
because jesus got wiped
When is Whitsuntide?
I'm not entirely sure, but put www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/whit.HTML in the website address bar and find out!
Is June 8 a holiday?
== == The only official holiday in the world on June 8 is Whitsuntide Day, considered a public holiday.
What has the author Caroline Allgood written?
Caroline Allgood has written: 'The Whitsuntide present, for little masters and misses, or, The history of Master George and Miss Charlotte Goodchild' -- subject(s): Conduct of life, Youth, Children, Juvenile literature
What are Germany's festivals?
The main religious festivals are :-"Ostern" (Easter)"Christi Himmelfahrt" Ascension Day)"Pfingsten" (Whitsuntide),"Fronleichnam" (Corpus Christi)"1. Weihnachtstag"(Christmas Eve)"2. Weihnachtstag"(Christmas Day)Other celebrations include :-"Neujahrstag" (New years day)"Tag der Arbeit" (Labour Day)"Tag der Deutschen Einheit" (German Unification Day)"Oktoberfest""Fasching" (starts on 11th of November at 11:11 ending on Ash Wednesday, the last few weeks are the famous Carnivals are held.
What did the law state by the English Parliament in 1647?
In June 1647, Parliament passed legislation abolishing Christmas and other holidays: "Forasmuch as the feast of the nativity of Christ, Easter, Whitsuntide, and other festivals, commonly called holy-days, have been heretofore superstitiously used and observed; be it ordained, that the said feasts, and all other festivals, commonly called holy-days, be no longer observed as festivals; any law, statute, custom, constitution, or canon, to the contrary in anywise not withstanding."
What are some Popular holidays in England?
We celebrate New Years day We celebrate Good Friday and Easter Monday We have a holiday for May Day We have a holiday for Whitsuntide We have the August Bank holiday We celebrate Christmas Day and Boxing Day (Dec 26th). On Christmas day we give presents to one another and have a family dinner with roast turkey. All these are public holidays plus On October 31st we have Halloween when the children dress up as witches and knock on doors to beg for presents (sweets or fruit). On November 5th we celebrate Bonfire night, with burning of effigies of Guy Fawkes on the bonfire and lots of fireworks. We children used to sit in the street with a guy made out of old clothes stuffed with newspapers and ask passers-by for "A penny for the guy" to get money for fireworks
What are the important German holidays?
Oktoberfest! Would be nice if this would be a holiday lol. You can´t ask what are the important German holidays as it depends if they are catholic or lutherian. For the lutherian Good Friday and Christmas are very important. To the catholics all holidays are important. If there are non believers all holidays are important as well because usually we don´t have to work lol
What are the most important holidays of the united kingdom?
Holidays are days off work or school. Workers holidays in the UK are divided into Statutory (or Bank) holidays and floating holidays. The Bank holidays are a mix of Christian religious festivals (Christmas, Easter, Whitsuntide) and other special days like New Years Day, May Day and the August Bank Holiday. There are 8 Bank Holidays in total. Most people also expect about 4 weeks "floating" holidays which they can take, by arrangement with their employers, at a time of their own choosing. This would be called furlough or vacation in the US. Schoolchildren get approx two weeks at Christmas, two weeks at Easter and six weeks in the Summer. They also get any Bank Holidays outside of these and a few days at each half-term three times a year.
On what day do Catholics remember and pray especially for those who have died?
Catholics remember and pray especially for all those who have died, every single day of the year. They are especially remembered in every single Mass. In addition, there is one day a year dedicated specifically to them: All Souls Day on November 2nd each year.from The Catholic EncyclopediaThe commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on 2 November, or, if this be a Sunday or a solemnity, on 3 November. The Office of the Dead must be recited by the clergy and all the Masses are to be of Requiem, except one of the current feast, where this is of obligation.The theological basis for the feast is the doctrine that the souls which, on departing from the body, are not perfectly cleansed from venial sins, or have not fully atoned for past transgressions, are debarred from the Beatific Vision, and that the faithful on earth can help them by prayers, almsdeeds and especially by the sacrifice of the Mass.In the early days of Christianity the names of the departed brethren were entered in the diptychs. Later, in the sixth century, it was customary in Benedictine monasteries to hold a commemoration of the deceased members at Whitsuntide. In Spain there was such a day on Saturday before Sexagesima or before Pentecost, at the time of St. Isidore (d. 636). In Germany there existed (according to the testimony of Widukind, Abbot of Corvey, c. 980) a time-honored ceremony of praying to the dead on 1 October. This was accepted and sanctified by the Church. St. Odilo of Cluny(d. 1048) ordered the commemoration of all the faithful departed to be held annually in the monasteries of his congregation. Thence it spread among the other congregations of the Benedictines and among the Carthusians.Of the dioceses, Liège was the first to adopt it under Bishop Notger (d. 1008). It is then found in the martyrology of St. Protadius of Besançon (1053-66). Bishop Otricus (1120-25) introduced it into Milan for the 15 October. In Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, priests on this day say three Masses. A similar concession for the entire world was asked of Pope Leo XIII. He would not grant the favor but ordered a special Requiem on Sunday, 30 September, 1888.In the Greek Rite this commemoration is held on the eve of Sexagesima Sunday, or on the eve of Pentecost. The Armenians celebrate the passover of the dead on the day after Easter.
