i am trying to find the true meaning behind whitson and what it represants
2007-10-16 09:33:04 · 4 answers · asked by angel 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Answer 2 has it pretty accurately, In some parts of SE Asia Christians still parade on Whit Sunday (Pentecost,,,celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit) frssed in white. In the middle of the 20th Century (till around 1955-60, children traditionally got new clothes at Whitsun.
2007-10-16 09:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by alan h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Whit" is short for "white" in the term Whitsunday, which is an old name for Pentecost. In Old English, it's actually "Hwit". "Witney" means "white island" or "white water", so "Whitson" could mean "son of the White family" or someone from the White Isles or someone born on Whitsunday.
2007-10-16 09:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost
"Pentecost is also known as "Whitsun" (or "Whitsun Day") in the United Kingdom. The week beginning on Whit Sunday is called "Whitsuntide" (formerly also spelled "Whitsontide") or "Whitsun Week". The term is derived from Middle English whitsonday, from Old English hwta sunnandæg, "White Sunday", in reference to the white ceremonial robes formally worn on this day."
2007-10-16 09:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you mean wisdom? to make better more mature judgments.
2007-10-16 09:40:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋