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  2. Pentecost - Wikipedia

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    One of the meanings of "Pentecost" in the Septuagint, the Koine translation of the Hebrew Bible, refers to the festival of Shavuot, one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, which is celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover according to Deuteronomy 16:10, [i] and Exodus 34:22, [4] where it is referred to as the "Festival of Weeks" (Koinē ...

  3. Christian observances of Jewish holidays - Wikipedia

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    The traditional Christian holiday of Pentecost is based on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot celebrated seven weeks after the start of Passover. Pentecost is part of the Movable Cycle of the ecclesiastical year. Pentecost is always seven weeks after the day after the Sabbath day which always occurs during the feast of unleavened bread.

  4. Three Pilgrimage Festivals - Wikipedia

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    The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šāloš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles', 'tents ...

  5. When Is Pentecost in 2024, and How Long Does This ... - AOL

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    Pentecost comes from the ancient Greek word for "fiftieth." So, any reference to the Jewish festival as "pentecost" is referring to the number of days between Passover and the Jewish festival of ...

  6. What Is Pentecost and Why Do Some Christians Celebrate It? - AOL

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    Pentecost takes place on Sunday, May 19 in 2024 for Christians who observe the Julian calendar. Eastern Orthodox and other Christians who follow the Gregorian calendar will celebrate Pentecost on ...

  7. When is Passover? What you need to know ahead of the ... - AOL

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    Passover Seder includes reading the Haggadah (which recounts the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt to the promised land), drinking four cups of wine, and singing and eating symbolic foods.

  8. Shavuot - Wikipedia

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    'Fiftieth') due to its timing fifty days after the first day of Passover, it is not the same celebration as the Christian Pentecost or Whitsun, which comes fifty days after Easter. [4] [Note 1] [5] That said, the two festivals are related, as the first Day of Pentecost, related in the Acts of the Apostles, is said to have happened on Shavuot.

  9. Passover feels later this year, so when is it? What to know ...

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    Passover is one of the most sacred and widely observed holidays in the Jewish religion, according to History.com. The celebration begins a few weeks later than last year, but it typically starts ...