Whit-Sunday
31Public holidays in Denmark — Law regarding mandatory shop closing (Lukkelov); three additional shop closing days are mentioned in section Other special days. Contents 1 Public holidays 2 Other special days 3 References …
32Collar day — Collar days are designated days on which the collar forming part of the insignia of certain members of orders of knighthood may be worn. Collars are special large and elaborate metal chains worn over the shoulders, hanging equally in front and… …
33Airlie Beach, Queensland — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = Airlie Beach state = qld caption = The Main Street Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia lga = Whitsunday Regional Council postcode = 4802 est = pop = 2,751 pop footnotes= elevation= maxtemp = mintemp …
34Whitsun — The holiday and festival days celebrating Whit Sunday or *Pente cost. Parishes celebrated with games and much *scot ale. The word is OldEngl. Hwita Sunnandasg, i.e. White Sunday. The first component Whit (white) comes from the custom of the newly …
35Vagos — Infobox Municipality pt official name = Vagos image coat of arms = VGS.png Region = Centro Subregion = Baixo Vouga District = Aveiro Old Region = Beira Litoral Mayor name = Rui Cruz Mayor party = PSD area total = 164.9 population total = 22,904… …
36Holy Ghost Fathers — For other Congregations of the Holy Ghost, see Congregation of the Holy Ghost (disambiguation). Congregation of the Holy Spirit The seal of the Congregation of the Holy …
37Faroe Islands — Not to be confused with Fair Isle. Coordinates: 62°00′N 06°47′W / 62°N 6.783°W / 62; 6.783 …
38bread and cheese throwing — An annual *Whit Sunday* scrambling custom which still takes place at St Briavels (Gloucestershire), in which bread and cheese is distributed by being thrown from the top of a high stone wall to the waiting crowd below. The ceremony once took… …
39Pentecost — n. 1 a Whit Sunday. b a festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on Whit Sunday. 2 a the Jewish harvest festival, on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover (Lev. 23:15 16). b a synagogue ceremony on the anniversary of the… …
40Lent — • An article on the origins of Lenten fasting Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lent Lent † …
