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五旬祭 (ごじゅんさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

五ご旬じゅん祭さい

Meanings

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noun

Christianity

Christian term for the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, occurring fifty days after Easter.

五ご旬じゅん祭さいは復ふっ活かつ祭さいから五ご十じゅう日にち目めに祝いわわれます。
Pentecost is celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter.

Kanji

五five
旬decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products)
祭ritual, offer prayers, celebrate

Etymology

From 五 (go, 'five') + 旬 (jun, 'ten-day period') + 祭 (sai, 'festival'), literally 'festival of the fiftieth day', referring to the fifty days after Easter.