kirky Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 ive done a search and can't find out on the board about it..all i remember as kid was getting some new clobber off mi grom.....so can anyone explain it to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatiechik Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Do you mean Whitsun Bank Holiday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steev Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Google it dude... http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=whitsuntide&btnG=Google+Search&meta= Whit weekend is usually the first holiday weekend of the year with any hope of decent weather, and a fine Whit Monday (now renamed the Late Spring Bank Holiday) will see families flocking to the coast or countryside. THE ORIGINS OF THE FESTIVAL Pentecost or Whitsun is observed on the seventh Sunday after Easter. The word Pentecost has its roots in the Greek "pentekoste" meaning the fiftieth day after Easter. Whit Sunday commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles, as recorded in the New Testament. The recent adoption of a Late Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May is an attempt to deal with the fact that Whitsuntide is a moveable feast dependent on the date of Easter. Although it is no longer necessarily at the church's Whitsuntide, the general public still refers to this holiday as "Whit Monday." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 Originally posted by Skatiechik Do you mean Whitsun Bank Holiday? no i mean whitsun tide:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litha Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 yeah thats what i remember it for.... new clothes time then to the seaside to stop with me nan & grandad in their caravan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 Originally posted by steev Google it dude... http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=whitsuntide&btnG=Google+Search&meta= Whit weekend is usually the first holiday weekend of the year with any hope of decent weather, and a fine Whit Monday (now renamed the Late Spring Bank Holiday) will see families flocking to the coast or countryside. THE ORIGINS OF THE FESTIVAL Pentecost or Whitsun is observed on the seventh Sunday after Easter. The word Pentecost has its roots in the Greek "pentekoste" meaning the fiftieth day after Easter. Whit Sunday commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles, as recorded in the New Testament. The recent adoption of a Late Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May is an attempt to deal with the fact that Whitsuntide is a moveable feast dependent on the date of Easter. Although it is no longer necessarily at the church's Whitsuntide, the general public still refers to this holiday as "Whit Monday." cheers mate:thumbsup: where did the new clobber come into it i wonder:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steev Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Originally posted by kirky ...where did the new clobber come into it i wonder:confused: Blame the Christians. It probably came from vernal equinox the same way they hijacked winter solstice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magneteer Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Whitsun is now better known as Spring Bank Holiday, about the end of May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatiechik Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Originally posted by kirky no i mean whitsun tide:rolleyes: Then why is the title spelt witsuntide, its a bit cryptic? You either met Whitsun, or something completely different I am not here to decipher spelling mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Internetowl Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Whitsuntide was a real earner - new clobber then people gave you money too.... Spring Bank doesn't have the same ring to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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