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Whitsunday
[Whitsunday 词源字典]
"Pentecost," late Old English
Hwita Sunnandæg
"white Sunday" (see
white
(adj.)); possibly so called from the white baptismal robes worn by newly baptized Christians on this day. Related:
Whitsuntide
.
[Whitsunday etymology, Whitsunday origin, 英语词源]