Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Virgin Mary

Bozzetto by studiodobs for the Madonnari Festival
2012, August 14-15th, Madonna delle Grazie, Mantua - Italy

Entered in the Kreative People group Open Theme contest #6
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The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Virgin Mary and the Apostles took place in the Upper Room, or Cenacle, in Jerusalem, while celebrating the day of Shavuoth.
(Acts 2:1-31)

Shavuoth is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June).
Official name Hebrew: שבועות or חג שבעות‎ (Ḥag HaShavuoth)
Also called in English: "Festival of Weeks"

Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to the entire nation of Israel assembled at Mount Sinai. The holiday is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. It marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer.
The date of Shavuot is directly linked to that of Passover. The Torah mandates the seven-week Counting of the Omer, beginning on the second day of Passover and immediately followed by Shavuot. This counting of days and weeks is understood to express anticipation and desire for the Giving of the Torah. On Passover, the people of Israel were freed from their enslavement to Pharaoh; on Shavuot they were given the Torah and became a nation committed to serving God.

Also later, in the Christian liturgical year, Pentecost (Ancient Greek: Πεντηκοστή [ἡμέρα], Pentēkostē [hēmera], "the Fiftieth [day]") is a prominent feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Virgin Mary and the remaining eleven Apostles of Christ.

Taken on: August 9, 2012

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