Shavuot; Feast of Weeks; Jewish Pentecost
Jewish holiday occurring seven weeks after Passover. Also called ペンテコステ in some contexts, but 五旬節 is the specific term for the Jewish observance.
See also: ペンテコステ
Shavuot is one of the three major Jewish festivals.
Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. In Japanese Christian contexts, ペンテコステ is more common, but 五旬節 is also used.
See also: ペンテコステ
キリスト教会では五旬節を祝います。
Christian churches celebrate Pentecost.
From 五 (five) + 旬 (ten-day period) + 節 (festival), literally 'festival of fifty days', referring to the fifty days after Passover or Easter. The term is a direct translation of the Greek 'Pentēkostē' (fiftieth).