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Pentecost officially ends the Easter season
    Formerly known as Eastertide, the Easter Season comprises seven weeks following Easter Sunday.

    The new liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church, which took effect in 1970 following its earlier approval by the Second Vatican Council changed the "Sundays after
     with the celebration of the of the Holy Spirit, this year on May 30. to bring the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty  
    n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties
    1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.

    2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration.

    3.
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    Many parishes already encourage members to wear red--the color of fire, zeal, and passion--on Pentecost Sunday. Why not dress up the dinner table with red linens and candles, too? Spicy or red-colored food could add to the theme. Or serve something that used to fly as the main dish, recalling that doves are also a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

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    , or wind chimes wind chimes  
    pl.n.
    An arrangement of small suspended pieces, as of glass, metal, or ceramic, hung loosely together so that they tinkle pleasingly when blown by the wind. Also called wind-bells.
     in the front yard also can remind us that the Spirit blows like the wind into our lives.
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    Title Annotation:spirituality cafe; Pentecost
    Author:Schlumpf, Heidi
    Publication:U.S. Catholic
    Article Type:Brief Article
    Date:May 1, 2004
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