Topic summary
Pentecost Sunday
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Pentecost.
Date and public holiday
In the Gregorian Calendar the earliest possible date is May 10 (as in 1818 and 2285), or May 11 in some centuries (such as the 20th, 21st, and 22nd centuries). The latest possible date is June 13 (as in 1943 and 2038). The day of Pentecost is seven weeks after Easter Sunday: that is to say, the fiftieth day after Easter inclusive of Easter Sunday. Pentecost may also refer to the 50 days from Easter to Pentecost Sunday inclusive of both. Because Easter itself has no fixed date, this makes Pentecost a moveable feast. In the United Kingdom, traditionally the next day, Whit Monday, was until 1970 a public holiday. Since 1971, by statute, the last Monday in May has been a Bank Holiday.