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Reading time: 2 minutes Many people do not know exactly what Christians celebrate Pentecost. Enjoy free time with your children, but also explain the background of this holiday. Even if there are no gifts that day, Pentecost such as Christmas and Easter is part of the Christian tradition.

How to explain Pentecost to children easily

When is Pentecost celebrated?

The word Pentecost comes from Greek and means something like 50th day. Because the Pentecost festival is celebrated exactly 50 days after Easter, which also includes Easter Sunday. The date therefore shifts every year and takes place between May 10 and June 13. But mostly Pentecost falls in May. Whit Monday is a public holiday in all German states.

Christina Cherry

Pentecost

If you ask people from Leipzig what Pentecost means for them, they are probably the most likely to associate the “Wave Gothic Meeting”, which attracts thousands of visitors to the fair city every year for well-dressed up, celebrating and reunion.
So the conclusion suggests that people in other cities must be terribly bored at Pentecost if they don’t have a similar event in their city.
Interestingly, the origin of Pentecost is not that far from today’s Leipzig happening.

Not so much disguise, but more turmoil – the original Pentecost

Christina Cherry

So we celebrate Pentecost in kindergarten!

Out: childhood 2000, Issue 2, pp. 18-19

This is how we celebrate Pentecost in kindergarten!

Martin R. Textor

St. Martin, Nikolaus, Christmas, Easter – almost every kindergarten celebrates these celebrations. It’s different with Pentecost, although there are many activities that could be done with children. This church festival is somewhat more difficult to access; a lot of customs have also been lost. But it can also be brought up to kindergarten children .

The word "Pentecost" is derived from the Greek and later taken over by the Romans "pentecoste" off, translated "the 50th day". The ancient Israelite people celebrated Thanksgiving on the 50th day after the grain harvest began. Today is the Pentecost on the 50th day after Easter. On this day the foundation of the Church of Christ is celebrated – the New Covenant:

Christina Cherry

Pentecost vacation with children, great family vacation at Pentecost!

Pentecost vacation with children

Inspiration for a wonderful Pentecost holiday with children

Family holiday Pentecost – where is it nice with children during the Pentecost holidays?
The holidays at Pentecost are wonderful for a short vacation with family. If you live in the south of Germany, you can even plan a week or two weeks of family vacation. The two weeks of Pentecost holidays in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg make this possible – and at a very good price, because in most areas the time around Pentecost is off-season. So what can you do with children on a family vacation this time of year? – I will show you our best ideas for a wonderful family holiday at Pentecost in nature, at the lake, in the mountains or as a city break with children.

Christina Cherry

10 suggestions for a Pentecost with children

Pentecost is the church festival with which children can least start. However, there are many ways to teach children about the Holy Spirit, the fellowship of the Church, and God’s promise.

(Photo: pexels.com | Todd Quackenbush)

Pentecost was a festival of departure for the young Christians. The joy of the growing seeds and the abundance of nature can best be experienced on a long family hike! Incidentally, Pentecost was a harvest festival!

The birthday of the church: Go to the family service or to the community festival with your children. You experience the experience of a community.

The good news of the first sermon everyone understood. The unity of Christians at Pentecost is a good opportunity to explain ecumenism. Exceptionally go to a Catholic or Orthodox church with the children.

Christina Cherry