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Pentecost (Whit Sunday)

The Church of England identifies Pentecost as also known as Whit Sunday and places the feast in the Easter-season calendar

Date / rule24 May in 2026
ScopeChurch of England / Christian Pentecost observance
VerificationOfficial Denominational Source Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Pentecost (Whit Sunday)?

The Church of England identifies Pentecost as also known as Whit Sunday and places the feast in the Easter-season calendar

Date and recurrence

24 May in 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Church of England / Christian Pentecost observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Whit Sunday

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Church of England — PentecostChurch Liturgical Calendar
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Pentecost (Whit Sunday)?

24 May in 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 24 May in 2026.

Does Pentecost (Whit Sunday) fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Pentecost (Whit Sunday) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Church of England / Christian Pentecost observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Pentecost (Whit Sunday)?

The stored designation basis is: The Church of England identifies Pentecost as also known as Whit Sunday and places the feast in the Easter-season calendar. Supporting provenance includes Church of England — Pentecost. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Pentecost (Whit Sunday) international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Church of England / Christian Pentecost observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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