Whit Sunday
E561821
Whit Sunday is a Christian festival, also known as Pentecost, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles seven weeks after Easter.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whit Sunday canonical | 2 |
| Whit Friday | 1 |
| Whitsun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6007115 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whit Sunday Context triple: [Whitsunday, hasAlternativeName, Whit Sunday]
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A.
Prince's Day
Prince's Day is an annual Dutch ceremonial event marking the opening of Parliament, highlighted by the monarch’s speech outlining the government’s agenda.
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B.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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C.
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Christian holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, often marked by religious services, public celebrations, and, in many countries, a public holiday.
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D.
Great and Holy Monday
Great and Holy Monday is the first day of Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events leading up to Jesus Christ’s Passion.
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E.
May Week
May Week is the traditional end-of-year celebration period at the University of Cambridge, marked by parties, garden events, and formal balls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whit Sunday Target entity description: Whit Sunday is a Christian festival, also known as Pentecost, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles seven weeks after Easter.
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A.
Prince's Day
Prince's Day is an annual Dutch ceremonial event marking the opening of Parliament, highlighted by the monarch’s speech outlining the government’s agenda.
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B.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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C.
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Christian holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, often marked by religious services, public celebrations, and, in many countries, a public holiday.
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D.
Great and Holy Monday
Great and Holy Monday is the first day of Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events leading up to Jesus Christ’s Passion.
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E.
May Week
May Week is the traditional end-of-year celebration period at the University of Cambridge, marked by parties, garden events, and formal balls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian festival
ⓘ
moveable feast ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pentecost
ⓘ
Whitsun ⓘ
linked to:
Whit Sunday
Whitsunday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Spirit
ⓘ
linked to:
God the Holy Spirit
baptism ⓘ confirmation ceremonies ⓘ red liturgical color ⓘ speaking in tongues ⓘ |
| basedOnEventDescribedIn |
Acts of the Apostles, chapter 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of the Apostles
|
| calendarType | moveable date based on computus of Easter ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Western Christianity ⓘ many Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| commemorates |
descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles
ⓘ
the birth of the Christian Church ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Sunday ⓘ |
| etymology |
"White Sunday" may refer to white garments of the newly baptized
ⓘ
name "Whit" is often linked to "White Sunday" ⓘ |
| follows |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Easter Day
|
| hasSymbol |
dove representing the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
tongues of fire ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
empowerment by the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
mission of the Church ⓘ unity of believers ⓘ |
| language | English term for the feast of Pentecost ⓘ |
| linkedFeast | Whit Monday ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Eastertide ⓘ |
| observedBy |
church services
ⓘ
hymns about the Holy Spirit ⓘ processions in some traditions ⓘ special prayers ⓘ |
| occursAfter |
50 days after Easter Sunday
ⓘ
seven weeks after Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Easter season of the liturgical year
ⓘ
linked to:
Paschal cycle
|
| partOf | Easter cycle ⓘ |
| precedes | Ordinary Time in many Western liturgical calendars ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
parts of the United Kingdom historically
ⓘ
some European countries ⓘ |
| rankInRomanRite | Solemnity ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Whit Sunday Description of subject: Whit Sunday is a Christian festival, also known as Pentecost, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles seven weeks after Easter.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
name "Whitsunday" associated with white garments of baptismal candidates
linked to: Whit Sunday
linked to: Whit Sunday