Definition of Whitsun Tuesday. Meaning of Whitsun Tuesday. Synonyms of Whitsun Tuesday

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Definition of Whitsun Tuesday

Whitsun Tuesday
Whittuesday Whit"tues`day, n. (Eccl.) The day following Whitmonday; -- called also Whitsun Tuesday.

Meaning of Whitsun Tuesday from wikipedia

- Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, for the Christian holy day of...
- Whit Tuesday (syn. Whittuesday, Whitsun Tuesday) is the Christian holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost Monday, the third day of the w**** beginning...
- Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter...
- Holy Tuesday, Fig Tuesday[citation needed], or Great and Holy Tuesday (Ancient Gr****: Μεγάλη Τρίτη, Megali Triti) (lit. 'Great Third (Day)', i.e., Great...
- manorial court day); the lamb-ale (held at lamb-shearing); the Whitsun-ale (held at Whitsun), the clerk-ale, the church-ale etc. The word "bridal" originally...
- 1932 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1933 under the title The Tuesday Club Murders. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)...
- Emmaus was traditionally sung on Easter Tuesday during the liturgy. For that reason, it was on Easter Tuesday that joyful plays would echo the more tragic...
- Whit Monday is known as "the second day of Pentecost" or "the second Whitsun". In France, it became a work day for many workers from 2005 to 2007. This...
- collectively known as Easter W****. Easter Sunday Easter Monday Easter Tuesday Easter Wednesday Easter Thursday Easter Friday Easter Sa****ay Second Sunday...
- January. The timing was then moved to the more clement weather of Whitsun Tuesday and the festival became biennial. In 1778, the frequency was reduced...