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Pentecost is a Christian holiday celebrated 49 days after Easter that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus's Apostles and followers in Jerusalem, as described in the Acts of the Apostles. It is considered the "Birthday of the Church" because it marks the moment when the Holy Spirit empowered Jesus's followers to begin their mission.
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Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Pentecost
- Holiday.image
- Vienna Karlskirche frescos4b.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Fresco of the Pentecostal dove (representing the Holy Spirit) at the Karlskirche in Vienna, Austria
- Holiday.observedby
- Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Amish, Anglicans and other Christians
- Holiday.observances
- Prayer, vigils, fasting (pre-festival), novenas, retreats, Holy Communion, litany
- Holiday.celebrations
- Church services, festive meals, processions, baptism, confirmation, ordination, folk customs, dancing, spring and woodland rites.
- Holiday.type
- Christian
- Holiday.significance
- Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus; birth of the Church
- Holiday.date
- 49 days after Easter
- Holiday.relatedto
- Jesus Day, Shavuot, Rosalia, Green Week, Pinkster, Whit Monday, Whit Tuesday, Whit Friday, Trinity Sunday
Article · 日本語
ペンテコステ（ラテン語: Pentecostes）は、聖霊降臨（せいれいこうりん）と呼ばれる新約聖書にあるエピソードの1つ。イエスの復活・昇天後、集まって祈っていた120人の信徒たちの上に、神からの聖霊が降ったという出来事のこと、およびその出来事を記念するキリスト教の祝祭日。教派により訳語は異なり、聖霊降臨祭（せいれいこうりんさい）、五旬節（ごじゅんせつ）、五旬祭（ごじゅんさい）、7週の祭り（シャブオット）ともいう。の第3ホデシュの15日である。
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