Great Fifty Days

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Great Fifty Days is the Christian liturgical season of joyful celebration spanning the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost.

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Great Fifty Days canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian feast period
liturgical season
associatedDoctrine Easter faith
Paschal Mystery
linked to: Paschal mystery
associatedSacrament Baptism
Eucharist
linked to: Holy Eucharist
commemorates Ascension of Jesus
linked to: Ascension Day

Resurrection of Jesus
appearances of the risen Christ
descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
duration 50 days
emphasizesTheme hope
joy
mission of the Church
new life in Christ
endsOn Pentecost
hasAlternativeName Easter Season
linked to: Eastertide

Eastertide
Paschal Season
linked to: Paschal cycle
historicalOrigin early Christian Church
linked to: Apostolic Age
includesFeast Ascension
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Pentecost
Second Sunday of Easter
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Third Sunday of Easter
liturgicalCharacter joyful celebration
liturgicalColor white
liturgicalFocus celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
liturgicalPractice frequent use of Alleluia
singing of the Gloria
liturgicalYearPart Easter cycle
observedBy Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Methodist churches
Reformed churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
precedesSeason Ordinary Time
Time after Pentecost
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalFocus Acts of the Apostles
New Testament resurrection narratives
seasonAfter Lent
startsOn Easter Sunday
linked to: Resurrection Sunday
usedFor mystagogical catechesis of the newly baptized

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Eastertide alsoKnownAs Great Fifty Days