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 [[File:Jean II Restout - Pentecost - WGA19318.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|''Pentecost'', Jean II Restout (1732)]]
-'''Pentecost''' [from Greek ''pentēkostē'', literally “fiftieth day”] is the religious feast on the seventh Sunday, or fiftieth day, after Easter celebrating the descent of the [[Holy Spirit]] upon the apostles. Also called '''Whitsunday'''. Whitsuntide is the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days of the week.
+'''Pentecost''' [from Greek ''pentēkostē'', literally “fiftieth day”] is the religious feast on the seventh Sunday, or fiftieth day, after Easter celebrating the descent of the [[Holy Spirit]] upon the [[apostle]]s. Also called '''Whitsunday'''. Whitsuntide is the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days of the week.
 == The first Pentecost ==