Orthodox Christians celebrate Whit Sunday

The Orthodox Christians celebrate this Sunday, June 7, Whit Sunday, or the Dissention of Holy Ghost, Info-Prim Neo reports. According to the New Testament, Holy Ghost descended on Jesus’ disciples and thus the Christian Church was born. Saint Evangelist Luke, writes in “The Acts” about the moment when the Holy Ghost descended on the Apostles as fire. Those twelve started to preach the teaching of the Savior to the gentiles, in different languages, although those Jews were plain, ignorant of foreign languages. The Orthodox icon of this holiday is painted in bold red and golden colors, signifying that this is a big event. Rusaliile are an ancient holiday from the Geto-Dacian mythology. In the Old Testament, the Pentecost was an agricultural holiday when the Jews offered God the yields of their grains.