Whitsun

Summary

Whitsun is a holiday^[1]. Whitsun ranks in the top 2% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,035 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Whitsun is in the country of Brazil^[3].
• Whitsun is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Whitsun is in the country of Ireland^[5].
• Whitsun is in the country of Netherlands^[6].
• Whitsun's instance of is recorded as holiday^[7].
• Whitsun's instance of is recorded as event^[8].
• Whitsun was followed by Whit Monday^[9].
• Whitsun is a type of religious holiday^[10].
• Whitsun's Commons category is recorded as Festa do Divino Espírito Santo^[11].
• Whitsun's said to be the same as is recorded as Pentecost^[12].
• Whitsun's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as Easter + 49 days^[13].
• Whitsun's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[14].
• Whitsun's day of week is recorded as Sunday^[15].
• Whitsun's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Cultura Popular Brasil - Danças, festivais e músicas^[16].

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When and Where

Country listings include Brazil^[3], a sovereign state^[17], in Portuguese Empire^[18], founded in 1822^[19]; United Kingdom^[4], a sovereign state^[20], in United Kingdom^[21], founded in 1801^[22]; Ireland^[5], a sovereign state^[23], in Ireland^[24], founded in 1937^[25]; and Netherlands^[6], a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands^[26], in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[27], founded in 1795^[28].

Context

Recorded instance of include holiday^[7] and event^[8]. Whitsun was followed by Whit Monday^[9].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Whitsun include Whitsunday Islands^[29], an island group^[30], in Australia^[31].

Why It Matters

Whitsun ranks in the top 2% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,035 views/month).^[2] Whitsun is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Whitsun include Whitsunday Islands^[29], an island group^[30], in Australia^[31].