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Pentecost Sunday is 49 days after Easter Sunday.

Some say that Pentecost Sunday is 50 days after Easter Sunday. Indeed, the word Pentecost is derived from the Latin and Greek words meaning fiftieth. However, the period is 50 days long only when both Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday are included in the count, which disagrees with the common response to how many days after one date is another. This is totally understandable considering that the ancient Romans used to count days that way. For example, we would say that March 14 is the day before the ides of March, but they referred to it as the second day before the ides of March. Given the modern interpretation of the terminology, stating that Pentecost is 50 days after Easter is like stating that tomorrow is two days after today.

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