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Thread #164152   Message #3925098
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
17-May-18 - 04:09 AM
Thread Name: BS: Whit Sunday May 20 2018
Subject: RE: BS: Whit Sunday May 20 2018
Keberoxu:
According to the Independent:

It is believed that the name comes from Pentecost being a day for baptisms, when participants would dress in white.
‘Whitsun’ is also thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘wit’, meaning ‘understanding’, to celebrate the disciples being filled with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.


So 'yes and no'.

Glad to clear this up :)