Whit Tuesday

Whit Tuesday
Whit Tuesday
	The dancing procession of Echternach which takes place annually on Whit Tuesday in Echternach, Luxembourg.
Also called	Pentecost Tuesday (Western), Third Day of the Trinity (Eastern)
Observed by	Many European countries and some former colonies
Type	Christian, Public
Begins	1st Tuesday After Whit Sunday
Date	Easter + 51 days
2023 date	May 30 (Western); June 6 (Eastern);
2024 date	May 21 (Western); June 25 (Eastern);
2025 date	June 10 (Western); June 10 (Eastern);
2026 date	May 26 (Western); June 2 (Eastern);
Frequency	annual
Related to	Whit Sunday, Whit Monday, Whit Friday, Trinity Sunday

Whit Tuesday (syn. Whittuesday, Whitsun Tuesday) is the Christian holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost Monday, the third day of the week beginning on Pentecost. Pentecost is a movable feast in the Christian calendar dependent upon the date of Easter. "Whit" relates either to the white robes worn by those baptized on Pentecost, or to the French word "huit," since Pentecost is the eighth Sunday after Easter.

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