Many will remember Whitsun from childhood, but it rarely gets a mention nowadays
Also known as Whit Sunday, it’s thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘wit’ meaning ‘understanding’. Whit Sunday is the British term for Pentecost; the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ’s disciples.
In 2025 Whitsun falls on Sunday 8th June.
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