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Whit Friday, the Glossary

Whit Friday, meaning "white Friday", is the name given to the first Friday after Pentecost or Whitsun (White Sunday).^[1]

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Culture in Greater Manchester
Pentecost

Albert Square, Manchester

Albert Square is a public square in the centre of Manchester, England.

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Ashton-under-Lyne

Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England.

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Austerlands

Austerlands is a suburban area of Saddleworth, a civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Brass band

A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section.

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British brass band

In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion instruments.

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Carrbrook

Carrbrook is a village east of Stalybridge, in Cheshire, Greater Manchester, England.

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Delph

Delph (Old English (ge)delf a quarry) is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Denshaw

Denshaw is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Denton, Greater Manchester

Denton is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, five miles (8 km) east of Manchester city centre.

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Diggle, Greater Manchester

Diggle is a village in the civil parish of the Saddleworth in Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Dobcross

Dobcross is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.

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Droylsden

Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester city centre and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689.

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Dukinfield

Dukinfield is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, on the south bank of the River Tame opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, east of Manchester.

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Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary. Whit Friday and Easter are holidays based on the date of Easter.

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Friezland

Friezland is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Greenacres, Greater Manchester

Greenacres, archaically Greenacres Moor, is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Greenfield, Greater Manchester

Greenfield is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Grotton

Grotton is a residential area in Saddleworth, a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Heyrod

Heyrod is a village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, between Stalybridge and Mossley.

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Kersal Moor

Kersal Moor is a recreation area in Kersal, Greater Manchester, England which consists of eight hectares of moorland bounded by Moor Lane, Heathlands Road, St.

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Lees, Greater Manchester

Lees is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, amongst the Pennines east of the River Medlock, east of Oldham, and northeast of Manchester.

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Lydgate, Greater Manchester

Lydgate is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the city's parish church.

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Manchester Times

The Manchester Times was a weekly newspaper published in Manchester, England, from 1828 to 1922.

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Millbrook, Greater Manchester

Millbrook is a village near Stalybridge, northwest England.

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Mossley

Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England.

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North West England

North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

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Oldham

Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England, it lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester.

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Pentecost

Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day. Whit Friday and Pentecost are holidays based on the date of Easter.

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Saddleworth

Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.

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Scouthead

Scouthead is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

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St Ann's Church, Manchester

St Ann's Church is a Church of England parish church in Manchester, England.

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Stalybridge

Stalybridge is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census.

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Stalybridge Celtic F.C.

Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester.

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Trinity Sunday

Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. Whit Friday and Trinity Sunday are holidays based on the date of Easter and Pentecost.

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Uppermill

Uppermill is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

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Wakes week

The Wakes Week is a holiday period in parts of England and Scotland.

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Whit Monday

Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday, also known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a moveable feast in the Christian liturgical calendar. Whit Friday and Whit Monday are holidays based on the date of Easter and Pentecost.

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Whit Tuesday

Whit Tuesday (syn. Whittuesday, Whitsun Tuesday) is the Christian holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost Monday, the third day of the week beginning on Pentecost. Whit Friday and Whit Tuesday are holidays based on the date of Easter and Pentecost.

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Whitsun

Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, for the Christian holy day of Pentecost. Whit Friday and Whitsun are holidays based on the date of Easter and Pentecost.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit_Friday

Also known as Whit walk, White Friday.

Whit Friday, the Glossary

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See also

Culture in Greater Manchester

Pentecost

References