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Pentecost Monday: June 4
Orthodox Pentecost Monday is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.
Pentecost Monday, sometimes known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is celebrated after Pentecost Sunday, the first day of the afterfeast of Pentecost. Pentecost is one of the twelve Great Feasts for Orthodox Christians and it is celebrated 50 days after Pascha; therefore, the date is movable. It is a day to celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit, symbolically portrayed as tongues of fire on the Apostles, and it marks the birth of the Christian Church.
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