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Għid il-Ħamsin
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Maltese
mt 2025 June 8
Etymology
mt :inh ar:عِيد الْخَمْسِين :af<surf><lit:festival of the fifty> għid il-<aftype:naf> ħamsin + 1
Pronunciation
mt /ˌɛj.t‿ɪl.ħamˈsiːn/ /ˌaj.t‿ɪl.ħamˈsiːn/
mt /ˌəˤj.t‿ɪl.ħamˈsiːn/ archaic
Noun
noun m
mt Christianity Whitsunday, Pentecost
mt Pentekoste
mt Newsbook Il-Knisja tistieden lill‑Kattoliċi għal ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana lejlet Għid il‑Ħamsin Matthew Mamo 9 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20250607115621/https://newsbook.com.mt/il-knisja-tistieden-lill%E2%80%91kattolici-ghal-celebrazzjoni-djocesana-lejlet-ghid-il%E2%80%91hamsin/ Fil‑festa ta’ Għid il‑Ħamsin, il‑Knisja tfakkar l‑inżul tal‑Ispirtu s‑Santu fuq l‑Appostli u l‑bidu tal‑ħajja tal‑Knisja, hekk kif id‑dixxipli bdew ixandru l‑Bxara t‑Tajba mad‑dinja kollha. On the feast of Pentecost, the Church commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the beginning of the life of the Church. From that day, the disciples set out to share the good news with the whole world.