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Holy Saturday

noun

  1. the Saturday in Holy Week.


Holy Saturday

noun

  1. the Saturday before Easter Sunday
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Holy Saturday1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Example Sentences

After hours of anticipation, the ceremony culminates when Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Patriarch emerges from the sealed empty tomb with a lighted candle, a mysterious act considered an annual Holy Saturday miracle before Orthodox Easter Sunday.

From Reuters

It is observed from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, which marks their belief in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

The Holy Saturday blessings of foods that were avoided during Lent.

Holy Saturday marks Jesus' burial in a tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea.

From Salon

The Lenten season either ends on the evening of Maundy Thursday or on Holy Saturday, during Holy Week.

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More About Holy Saturday

What is Holy Saturday?

Holy Saturday is the day between Good Friday, which marks Jesus’s crucifixion and death, and Easter, on which Christians celebrate Jesus’s resurrection.

Holy Saturday is the last day of Holy Week, which is the week before Easter. For many Christians, it is the last day of Lent, the season of fasting and penitence that precedes Easter.

When is Holy Saturday?

In 2024, Holy Saturday will fall on March 30. In 2025, it will fall on April 19.

Holy Saturday is always the Saturday before Easter, but Easter moves every year. This means that Holy Saturday can fall anytime between March 21 and April 24.

In the Orthodox Church, the date of Easter is calculated in a different way.

In 2024, the Orthodox Church will observe Holy Saturday on May 4. In 2025, the Orthodox Church will observe Holy Saturday on April 19.

More information and context on Holy Saturday

The first records of the term Holy Saturday come from the 1300s.

Because Christians observe Good Friday as the anniversary of the day that Jesus was crucified and died, both Good Friday and Holy Saturday are typically treated as days for somber reflection before the Easter celebration. Some people fast for the day or continue the fast they observed throughout Lent.

Some churches hold an Easter vigil on the evening of Holy Saturday.

What are some terms that often get used in discussing Holy Saturday?

How is Holy Saturday discussed in real life?

Holy Saturday is part of the Easter weekend, but it’s not talked about very often.

 

 

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True or False?

The date of Holy Saturday changes every year.

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