- this w****,
which marked a
pause in the
agricultural year. Whit
Monday, the day
after Whitsun,
remained a
holiday in
Britain until 1971 when, with effect...
-
Pentecost (also
called Whit Sunday,
Whitsunday or
Whitsun) is a
Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when
inclusive counting...
- Ukraine. In many of
these countries, Whit
Monday is
known as "the
second day of Pentecost" or "the
second Whitsun". In France, it
became a work day for many...
-
Easter Monday is the
second day of
Eastertide and a
public holiday in some countries. In
Western Christianity it
marks the
second day of the
Octave of...
- Weir, The Lady, p.102, 120 Weir, The Lady, p.138-9 a
conversation on
Whitsun Monday, 24
April 1536,
Letters and Papers,
Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign...
-
Shrove Monday (also
known as
Collopy Monday, Rose
Monday,
Merry Monday or Hall
Monday) is part of the
Shrovetide or
Carnival observances and celebrations...
- break:
Thursday and
Friday in
early May to mid June
Labor Day: May 1
Whitsun:
Monday in mid May to late June
Armistice Day:
November 11
Universities and...
- Holy
Monday or
Great and Holy
Monday (also Holy and
Great Monday) (Gr****: Μεγάλη Δευτέρα,
Megale Deutera) is a day of the Holy W****,
which is the w****...
- [ˌʁoːznˈ̩moːntaːk] , English: Rose-
Monday) is the
highlight of the
German Karneval (carnival), and
takes place on the
Shrove Monday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning...
- part in
Morris dances,
especially at
Whitsun. The
Puritan government of
Oliver Cromwell, however,
suppressed Whitsun ales and
other such festivities. When...
