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Whitsunday
Whitsunday Whit"sun*day, n. [White + Sunday.] 1. (Eccl.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments. 2. (Scots Law) See the Note under Term, n., 12.
Whitsunday
Pentecost Pen"te*cost, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. ? fiftieth, fr. ? fifty, fr. ? five. See Five, and cf. Pingster.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day (seven weeks) after the second day of the Passover (which fell on the sixteenth of the Jewish month Nisan); -- hence called, also, the Feast of Weeks. At this festival an offering of the first fruits of the harvest was made. By the Jews it was generally regarded as commemorative of the gift of the law on the fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt. 2. A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; which occurred on the day of Pentecost; -- called also Whitsunday. --Shak.

Meaning of Whitsundays from wikipedia

- recognised native title in the Whitsunday Region. The islands are within the locality of Whitsundays and the local government Whitsunday Region. In 2009, as part...
- 7300°E / -20.2754; 148.7300 (Whitsundays (mainland area))) near the Airlie Sports Park. In the 2016 census, Whitsundays had a po****tion of 2,269 people...
- Whitsunday, Whitsundays and Whit Sunday may also refer to: One of the Scottish term days, always falling in modern times on 15 May Whitsunday Islands, an...
- music by local artists. The event is hosted by local company Cruise Whitsundays. In November each year, the Airlie Beach Festival of Music is held in...
- Whitsunday Islands National Park "A brief history of the Whitsundays". Sailing Whitsundays. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved...
- Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, for the Christian holy day of...
- Solway L**** in the Whitsundays. "Solway L**** | Whitsundays Overnight Sailing Tours". Solway L****. Retrieved 26 August 2023. "Whitsundays History". Solway...
- Talia. "Could Taylor Swift Revisit Hamilton Island In The Whitsundays?". Sailing Whitsundays. Retrieved 25 February 2025. "Hamilton Island, Queensland"...
- governing body for ****ociation football in Queensland.   Football Queensland Whitsunday Coast is the regional office of Football Queensland servicing the areas...
- "Introduction to the Whitsundays". 100 Magic Miles. 27 November 2013. "Whitehaven named cleanest beach in Queensland". Whitsunday Times. APN News & Media...