Whit Monday
Whit Monday is held on May 17. Celebrated on the day after Pentecost. This event in the second decade of the month May is annual. 
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Whit Monday is a Christian holiday that celebrates the descent of the Saint-Esprit (“Holy Spirit” ) onto Jesus's disciples. The Holy Spirit's descent is said to mark the “birthday” of the Christian church. Catholics celebrate this holiday as the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. It is also known as the Monday of the Holy Spirit. It dates back to the first century.
Whit Monday gets its English name from "Whitsunday", an English name for Pentecost, one of the three baptismal seasons. The origin of the name "Whit Sunday" is generally attributed to the white garments formerly worn by those newly baptized on this feast.
Celebrated by Christians 50 days after Easter, this religious celebration commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus Christ's disciples. Like for Easter, Pentecost is celebrated on a Sunday and the day after, and so since the 4th century. For example, Whit Monday in France, officially becomes a public holiday on March 8, 1886.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Cake and Fountain Festival in Schwäbisch Hall on May 16 (The spectacle begins at Pentecost);
Wine Tour Mainz-Ebersheim on May 16
Saar Pedal in Merzig on May 16
Dixieland Parade on May 16 (start on the Terrassenufer at the Carola Bridge);
Bayou Festival in Erfurt on May 16
Bread Festival in France on May 16
International Day of Living Together in Peace on May 16 (adopted by the UN on December 8, 2017);
Kurban Hait or Eid-al-Adha or Kurban-bayram on May 16 (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Hari Raya Aidiladha in Brunei);
German Mill Day on May 17
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 17
Children's Day in Norway on May 17
Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17 (Grunnlovsdag);
Freßgassfest in Frankfurt on May 19
St. Yves of Kermartensky Day in Brittany, France on May 19 (Ivo Helori or Ivo Bretonsky was born on October 17, 1253, died May 19, 1303. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is considered a saint, and is traditionally considered the patron saint of lawyers, notaries and lawyers)