Around 200 AD, Church Fathers including Irenaeus and Tertullian documented that Pentecost continued to be celebrated by Christians.
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The Short Version
Early third-century evidence clearly shows Christians observed Pentecost, and Tertullian explicitly refers to it as an established season of celebration. The weaker part is Irenaeus: his link to Pentecost observance rests mainly on later-preserved fragments or lost material, not a clear extant passage from his surviving works.
Caveats
Tertullian is the strongest direct witness; Irenaeus is not equally well attested on this point in surviving texts.
The claim may overstate Irenaeus's role by implying a clear, extant firsthand documentation comparable to Tertullian's.
Some sources refer to Pentecost as a broader fifty-day festal period from Easter to Pentecost, not necessarily only the single feast day.