Whit Monday

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Whit Monday

(Ecclesiastical Terms) the Monday following Whit Sunday

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Translations

عيد العَنْصَرَه، عيد الخَمْسين

anden pinsedag

Pfingstmontag

pünkösdhétfő

annen pinsedag

svätodušný pondelok

Paskalyadan sonraki 7.nci Pazartesi

圣灵降临节的第二天

Whit Monday

n (Brit) → Pfingstmontag m

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Whit Monday

n → lunedì m inv di Pentecoste

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Whit

(wit) Whitsun : Whit Sunday . ˈWhit Monday noun

the day after Whit Sunday.

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"We met on The Wrekin on a Whit Monday holiday," Arthur said.

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1871: Whit Monday became the first bank holiday in Britain.

on this day

Saturday, 1871: The House of Commons passed the Bank Holiday Act, creating public holidays on Easter Monday, Whit Monday and Christmas Day.

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The community council of Ayia Triada announced that a liturgy will be carried out on Kataklysmos (Whit Monday) at the village church in the north.

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With the Giants being one of Warrington's near-rivals in the league table, Smith wasn't happy they were given permission to play their Whit Monday game against St Helens on a free weekend in the middle of this month created because they were knocked out of the Challenge Cup.

A Giant test for Smith and his Wolves awaits

Turn the clock back 23 years, to Whit Monday 1993 (June 7), when Wandering Thoughts, ridden by Pat Gilson, gave a young Wexford man Aidan O'Brien his first training success, just two weeks after the birth of his son, Joseph.

Joseph to do himself Justice

Good Friday and Christmas Day were already common law holidays, based on the Christian tradition of these festivals being days of rest, so Easter Monday, Whit Monday, the first Monday in August and St Stephen's Day were also added.

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A highlight of the year was the memorable Whit Monday Richmond Meet, a gathering place for the nation's cyclists and a chance to compete in races or just chat with fellow bikers.

Richmond meet was the highlight for all cyclists; NOSTALGIA REMEMBER WHEN www.gazettelive.co.uk/rememberwhen Compiled by Paul Delplanque

has replaced its former Whit Monday holiday with a permanent secular holiday in May.