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The singing of Pentecost hymns is also central to the celebration in the Western tradition. Hymns such as Martin Luther 's " Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott " (Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord), [ 66 ] [ 67 ] Charles Wesley 's "Spirit of Faith Come Down" [ 68 ] [ 69 ] and "Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire" [ 70 ] or Hildegard von Bingen 's "O ...
This kind of celebration, inverting rank, recalls African and European traditions like Boxing Day and Mardi Gras. This tradition may have its roots in the Pentecost celebrations in the Kingdom of Kongo under the reign of Afonso I of Kongo. [7] One well-known "king" in Albany was "Charley of Pinkster Hill", the "King of the Blacks."
Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday, also known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a moveable feast in the Christian liturgical calendar. It is moveable because it is determined by the date of Easter .
In the Moravian Church, the Pentecost season runs from the Feast of Pentecost itself to the Reign of Christ, the last Sunday of the liturgical year. [1] Red is the liturgical color used for Pentecost Sunday; white is the liturgical color used for Trinity Sunday and Reign of Christ Sunday; green is the liturgical color used for the other Sundays ...
Most of the celebrations of events in the life of Christ are ranked as solemnities. However, there are a few celebrations related to titles or mysteries of Christ which are ranked as feasts, and these are known collectively as "Feasts of the Lord." In the current General Calendar from the Third Edition of the Roman Missal, [2] these are:
Today, those churches who observe all or parts of the liturgical church calendar celebrate Pentecost Sunday at the conclusion of the Easter season, known as Eastertide.
Pentecost is a traditional time for baptisms. The week prior to the feast is known as "green week", during which all manner of plants and herbs are gathered. The Sunday of Pentecost is called "Trinity Sunday," the next day is called "Monday of the Holy Spirit", and Tuesday of Pentecost week is called the "Third Day of the Trinity."
The five evangelical feasts or feast days are Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost.Most Continental Reformed churches continued to celebrate these feast days while largely discarding the rest of the liturgical calendar and emphasizing weekly celebration of the Lord's Day. [1]