Translation guide
Whitsunday refers to the Christian festival of Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter. In Japanese, it is most commonly referred to by the borrowed term ペンテコステ, but the literal translation 聖霊降臨祭 is also used in liturgical contexts.
Referring to the day celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.
The most common and widely understood term for Pentecost in Japanese Christian contexts. Borrowed from English 'Pentecost'.
Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day after Easter.
An older, less common term literally meaning 'Feast of Fifty Days'. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
A more formal, literal translation meaning 'Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit'. Used in liturgical or theological writings.
Pentecost is also called the birthday of the Church.
五旬節はユダヤ教の七週の祭りに由来します。
Pentecost originates from the Jewish Feast of Weeks.