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In Jewish tradition, the jubilee year was a time of joy, the year of remission or universal pardon. Leviticus 25:10 reads "Thou shalt sanctify the fiftieth year, and shalt proclaim remission to all the inhabitants of thy land: for it is the year of jubilee." [1] The same concept forms the fundamental idea of the Christian jubilee.
Jubilee. A Jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew bible, initially concerning a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years, that notably involved freeing of debt slaves.
The Jubilee (Hebrew: יובל yōḇel; Yiddish: yoyvl) is the year that follows the passage of seven “weeks of years” (seven cycles of sabbatical years, or 49 total years). This fiftieth year [1] deals largely with land, property, and property rights. According to regulations found in the Book of Leviticus, certain indentured servants ...
Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day. [1] It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks , as described in the Acts of ...
50 years: Semicentennial Golden: Previously, "jubilee" by itself was used to indicate celebrations at 50 year intervals Quinquagenary 55 years: Quinquinquagennial Emerald Quinquinquagenary 60 years: Sexagennial Diamond: Diamond is separately used for the 75th anniversary, its use for 60th years being popularized by Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
The Jubilee marked the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. [2][3] In her 2022 Accession Day message, the Queen said that she hoped the platinum jubilee would bring together families and friends, neighbours, and communities. She said that the jubilee "affords me a time to reflect on the goodwill shown to ...
Great bell Jubilee of the year 2000. The Great Jubilee in 2000 was a major event in the Catholic Church , held from Christmas Eve (December 24) 1999 to Epiphany (January 6) 2001. Like other previous Jubilee years , it was a celebration of the mercy of God and forgiveness of sins.
Victoria's Golden Jubilee silver double florin, struck 1887. The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 and 21 June 1887 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria 's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey, and a banquet to which 50 European kings and princes were invited.