MEANING:
Noun: Ascension Day, Ascension (40 days after Easter), a Christian religious holiday.
DERIVED FROM:
Helatorstai comes from Swedish helig (“holy”) > hela + torstai (“Thursday”)
EXTRA CREDIT:
Today is helatorstai which is Finnish for ”Ascension Day.” It means ”Holy Thursday” literally and is a national holiday in Finland.
Finnish Word of the Day 