Easter Saturday is the Saturday after the Christian festival of Easter, also called Saturday in Easter week. It is sometimes confused with Holy Saturday (Easter Even), which is the day before Easter Sunday. Saturday is considered either the sixth or the seventh day of the week, between Friday and Sunday. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred after his death by crucifixion in AD 30-33 (see Good Friday). ... Orthodox pilgrims bathing with the Holy Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy Saturday. ...
The date of Easter Saturday changes from year to year, following the changing date of Easter.
Orthodox pilgrims bathing with the Holy Fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy Saturday.
Filipinos often call it Black Saturday or Sabado de Gloria, while in the Czech Republic it is called White Saturday, probably because of white garments of the newly baptized.
After dusk on Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil is celebrated, marking the official start of the Easter season.
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