Pentecost

== Regional customs and traditions ==
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[[File:Pentecost in Tavna Monastery, Bijeljina.jpg|thumb|285x285px|Pentecost in [[Tavna Monastery]], [[Bijeljina]]]]
In [[Italy]] it was customary to scatter [[rose]] petals from the ceiling of the churches to recall the miracle of the fiery tongues; hence in [[Sicily]] and elsewhere in Italy, the feast is called ''Pasqua rosatum''. The [[Italian language|Italian]] name ''Pasqua rossa'' comes from the red colours of the vestments used on Whitsunday.<ref name=Kellner>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/heortologyhistor00kelluoft|title=Heortology; a history of the Christian festivals from their origin to the present day|first=Karl Adam Heinrich|last=Kellner|date=May 11, 1908|publisher=London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., limited|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

In [[France]] it was customary to blow [[trumpet]]s during Mass, to recall the sound of the mighty wind which accompanied the Descent of the Holy Spirit.<ref name=Kellner />

In the northwest of [[England]], church and chapel parades called Whit Walks take place at Whitsun (sometimes on [[Whit Friday]], the Friday after Whitsun).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org/Walks.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509141436/http://www.whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org/Walks.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-05-09 |title=Whit Friday: Whit Walks |publisher=Whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org |date=2011-06-18 |access-date=2013-12-21}}</ref> Typically, the parades contain brass bands and choirs; girls attending are dressed in white. Traditionally, Whit Fairs (sometimes called Whitsun Ales)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://feastsandfestivals.blogspot.com/2010/05/23-may-whitsun-ales.html |title='Feasts and Festivals': 23 May: Whitsun Ales |publisher=Feastsandfestivals.blogspot.com |date=2010-05-23 |access-date=2013-12-21}}</ref> took place. Other customs such as [[morris dancing]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~ef/forester/BBCTranscript.htm |title= Foresters Morris Men|website=www.cs.nott.ac.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927112717/http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~ef/forester/BBCTranscript.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> and [[cheese rolling]]<ref name=BBC2005>{{cite web |title=Cheese Rolling |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/05/30/cheese_rolling_2005_feature.shtml |publisher=BBC |date=30 May 2005 |access-date=31 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303043434/http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/05/30/cheese_rolling_2005_feature.shtml |archive-date=3 March 2012 |df=dmy-all}}.</ref> are also associated with Whitsun.

In [[Finland]] there is a saying known virtually by everyone which translates as "if one has no sweetheart until Pentecost, he/she will not have it during the whole summer."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trinityinthevalley.com/trinity-lutheran-blog/2018/8/2/did-you-ever-wonder-about-famous-lutherans-k55z5-brh87-bsmjr-648cc-3fkpl-gml4n|title=Did You Ever Wonder... about Pentecost Traditions?|website=Trinity Lutheran Church|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>

In [[Port Vila]], the capital of [[Vanuatu]], people originating from [[Pentecost Island]] usually celebrate their island's name-day with a special church service followed by cultural events such as dancing.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}

In [[Ukraine]] the springtime feast day of  ''Zeleni Sviata'' became associated with the Pentecost. (The exact origin of the relationship is not known). The customs for the festival were performed in the following order: first, home and [[hearth]] would be cleaned; second, foods were prepared for the festival; finally, homes and churches were decorated with wildflowers and various types of green [[herbs]] and plants. A seven course meal may have been served as the Pentecost feast which may have included traditional dishes such as [[cereal]] with [[honey]] (''kolyvo''), [[rice]] or [[millet]] grains with [[milk]], [[sauerkraut]] soup (''kapusniak''), chicken broth with handmade [[noodle]]s (''yushka z zaterkoiu''), cheese turnovers (''[[Pirozhki|pyrizhky]] z syrom''), roast pork, [[buckwheat]] pancakes served with [[egg as food|eggs]] and [[cheese]] (''mlyntsi''), and baked [[kasha]].<ref>{{Cite book| publisher = University of Pittsburgh Press| isbn = 978-0-8229-3646-6| pages = 78–84| last = Farley| first = Marta Pisetska| title = Festive Ukrainian Cooking| chapter = Pentecost| date = 1990| doi = 10.2307/j.ctt7zwbs9.11| jstor = j.ctt7zwbs9.11}}</ref>