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Pentecost

Red vestments and red flowers, for the tongues of fire in which the Holy Spirit came to the apostles.

The colours of Pentecost

Pentecost falls on the fiftieth day of Easter and recalls the coming of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, described in the Bible as a rushing wind and tongues of fire resting on each of them. Western churches use red for the day: red vestments, red altar cloths, and in many congregations people are asked to come wearing red. At the Pantheon in Rome, firefighters drop thousands of red rose petals through the round opening in the dome at the end of Mass, so that they fall like flames. The English name Whitsun, white Sunday, points to another colour. It is usually explained by the white robes of those baptised on the day. In eastern Europe churches are decked with green branches.

#C8102EPentecost redFire of the Holy Spirit.
#D7263DRose petalPetals dropped through the dome of the Pantheon.
#FFFFFFWhitsun whiteBaptismal robes that gave the English name.
#6FAF4FBirch greenBranches that fill Orthodox and eastern European churches.

Values are fair approximations, not official shades.

Read about the colours

RedLiturgical colour of the day.ScarletThe bright red of the vestments.WhiteWhitsun.

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Red Red红 / 紅 (hóng), Красный (Krasny) A colour linked with luck, love, courage and ceremony in cultures worldwideBasic colour · 🇨🇳 China +5
About this page

Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Pentecost" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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