Pentecost facts for kids
Pentecost meaning "the 50th day" in Greek), also called Whitsun, Whitsunday, or Whit Sunday in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking areas, is a holiday and season in the Christian liturgical year. It is the 50th day after Easter (and the 10th day after Ascension Thursday). It is Historically and symbolically related to the Jewish harvest festival of Shavuot. It is to remember the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the book of Acts in the Bible, as Jesus had promised after he rose from the dead. About 3,000 people were baptized that day, which to many, makes it the real start of the Christian Church.
The date of the Day of Pentecost for 2014 is June 8.
Images for kids
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The Cenacle in Jerusalem is claimed to be the location of the Last Supper and Pentecost.
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Pentecost by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
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This 1472 map of Jerusalem notes the place of the Pentecost, Ubi apostoli acceperunt spiritum sanctum, at the location of the Cenacle.
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A typical Western image of the Pentecost. Duccio di Buoninsegna (1308)
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The Pentecost depicted in a 14th-century Missal
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A Protestant church altar, decorated for Pentecost with red burning candles and red banners and altar cloth depicting the movement of the Holy Spirit
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A Protestant church altar and font, decorated for Pentecost with red flowering plants and green birch branches
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Holy Ghost hole, Saints Peter and Paul Church in Söll
See also
In Spanish: Pentecostés para niños
