Easter Thursday

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Easter Thursday is the Thursday of Easter Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, observed as part of the extended celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Easter Thursday canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian holy day
liturgical observance
moveable feast day
celebrates resurrection of Jesus Christ
follows Easter Wednesday
hasCalendarType moveable date based on date of Easter Sunday
hasLanguageVariant Thursday in the Octave of Easter
Thursday of Easter Week
hasLiturgicalColor white
hasLiturgicalContext Christian liturgical calendar
Easter Octave
linked to: Octave of Easter
hasPrimaryRite Liturgy of the Word
celebration of the Eucharist
isAssociatedWith post-resurrection appearances of Jesus
isCharacterizedAs day of joy
day of thanksgiving for the resurrection
isCountedAs fifth day of the Easter Octave
fourth day of Easter Week
isLinkedTo Easter proclamation
Paschal mystery
isObservedBy Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
Christians
linked to: Christianity

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
other Protestant churches
isPartOf extended celebration of Easter
occursAfter Easter Sunday
linked to: Easter
occursDuring Easter Season
linked to: Easter Week
partOf Easter Week
precedes Easter Friday

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Easter Week includesDay Easter Thursday
Easter Wednesday occursBefore Easter Thursday
Octave of Easter hasDay Easter Thursday