Italy is famous not only for its grand architecture. Italy is also famous for the churches housing
holy Christian relics. Although the historical validity of these relics is still questionable, people believe that these relics are sacred and miraculous. Many churches in Italy are proud to own a portion of vestment or bones of a particular saint. Some churches even claim to possess the actual blood of Christ. Italy is predominantly Catholic. Hence, it is not surprising why many of its festivals are religiously motivated.
One of the most important religious and
historic festivals in Italy is Pentecost Celebration. The Day of Pentecost is a Christian celebration with Jewish background. Pentecost celebration is actually derived from the Jewish Shavuot festival. The day of the Pentecost is the commemoration of the bestowing of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other early Christian contemporaries of the Apostles.
The celebration of the Pentecost is held every fiftieth day after Easter. The whole account of the Pentecost can be found in the book of Acts in the New Testament. This year’s celebration of the
Pentecost in Rome will be held on June 5th to 9th.
