Pentecost – Pfingsten

Pfingsten or Pentecost from ancient Greek: Πεντηκοστή is the the Fiftieth day after Easter Sunday. It is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the Resurrection.
A nowadays seldomly observed pagan custom is the “Pfingsochse”. Pfingsten marks the first day [...]