Whit Sunday

British  

noun

1. Also called: Pentecost.  the seventh Sunday after Easter, observed as a feast in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles 50 days after Easter

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Etymology

Origin of Whit Sunday

Old English hwīta sunnandæg white Sunday, probably named after the ancient custom of wearing white robes at or after baptism

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Whit Sunday

At St. Petersburg, not many years ago, an annual sale of wives was held on Whit Sunday, after the same plan followed by the Assyrians.

From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey

The people resort to Rocio in Almonte on Whit Sunday, dressed in holiday garb, and riding in carriages decked with banners.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

Such a dole existed at St Briavel’s, Gloucestershire, baskets of bread and cheese cut into small squares being thrown by the churchwardens from the gallery into the body of the church on Whit Sunday.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

On Whit Sunday the devout Sussex man eats roast veal and gooseberry pudding.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Griggs, Frederick Landseer Maur

Matilda, duchess of Normandy, was not brought into England until William had fully subdued his refractory subjects—when, on Whit Sunday, 1068, she was crowned queen at Winchester, by the archbishop of York.

From Coronation Anecdotes by Gossip, Giles