Pride & Prejudice (1995) Episode 2 (Part 4/6) (by ipluso)
(Source: comfy-cozy)
Whitsun is a prominent festival in Arthurian legend. Arthur and Guinevere were married on Whitsun and Lancelot arrived in Camelot on Whitsun. Legend also has Arthur holding a feast for his knights and setting a quest at the end of the feast day, each year.
Whitsunday (White Sunday) or Pentecost (“the Fiftieth [day]”) is the feast of feasts commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ. Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks (50 days) after Easter Sunday, hence its name. It is a time of flowers and…
At the Pantheon in Rome, rose petals are dropped from the open oculus at twelve o’clock noon in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost, the birthday of the Church. Veni Creator Spiritus!