Whit Sunday
Britishnoun
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
Example Sentences
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"Whit Sunday between the 10th of May and the 13th of June."
From Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
"If the sun shines on Easter-day, it shines on Whit Sunday likewise."
From Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
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
Soon after this came the Lady Matilda hither to this land; and Archbishop Eldred hallowed her to queen at Westminster on Whit Sunday.
From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Ingram, J. H. (James Henry)
On Whit Sunday, the Church's birthday, we take up the ancient strain of affection: The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth.
From The Christian Use of the Psalter by Whitham, Arthur Richard
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