Easter Saturday

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Easter Saturday is the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday in the Christian Holy Week, often marked by quiet reflection and various local cultural traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Easter Saturday canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian observance
liturgical day
alsoKnownAs Holy Saturday
associatedConcept harrowing of hell
associatedWith Jesus Christ
belongsTo Paschal cycle
calendar Eastern Christian calendar
Western Christian calendar
commemorates the time Jesus lay in the tomb
dateRule movable feast dependent on date of Easter
endsWith Easter Vigil
follows Good Friday
frequency annual
hasCustom blessing of Easter foods in some cultures
fasting in some traditions
silence and minimal liturgy
visiting cemeteries in some regions
hasNo celebration of Mass during the day in the Roman Rite
isNot Easter Sunday
linked to: Easter Monday

Good Friday
legalStatus public holiday in some countries
liturgicalColor none (no Mass during the day in some rites)
violet
observanceStyle reflective
somber
observedBy Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholic Church
other Protestant churches
occursDuring Easter Triduum
linked to: Paschal Triduum
partOf Holy Week
positionInTriduum second day of the Easter Triduum
precedes Easter Sunday
linked to: Easter Monday
relatedTo Easter Sunday
linked to: Easter

Easter Vigil
Good Friday
religion Christianity
season Easter
theme Christ’s rest in the tomb
anticipation of the Resurrection
timeSpan day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday
typicalMood quiet reflection
waiting

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

Coconutters performsOn Easter Saturday
Octave of Easter hasDay Easter Saturday