Today is Holy Saturday, sometimes called Black Saturday. (Having nothing to do with retail sales!) ...

Black Saturday is commonly known as Holy Saturday, or the Saturday of Holy Week. In different cultures, it is referred to as the Great and Holy Saturday, and the Great Sabbath.

Holy Saturday, also known as Black Saturday, Great Sabbath, Easter Eve, Joyous Saturday, "marks a day of anticipation, meditation and reflection, and for some, preparations for Easter Sunday ...

What are the dates for Holy Week 2025? For many Christians, Holy Week 2025 runs April 13-20, starting with Palm Sunday and concluding with Easter. Dates vary yearly based on the lunar calendar.

It is also referred to as Black Saturday, the Great Sabbath, Joyous Saturday and Easter Even. ... There was a time when Holy Saturday was the only Saturday when Christians were allowed to fast.

Holy Saturday or the Black Saturday is the final day of the Holy Week just before Easter - the last week of Lent. It takes place right after Good Friday and marks the day Jesus’ body was placed ...

- Holy Saturday (Black Saturday) – The day on which Christ was buried in a tomb in the mountains above Jerusalem. Related stories. CELEBRATIONS How the date for Easter is determined each year.

Holy Saturday -- sometimes called "Black Saturday" -- is the day after Good Friday, and has traditionally been associated with Christ's "Harrowing of Hell." Tradition holds that Christ descended ...

On Holy Saturday, we hang suspended in that uncomfortably mysterious state between Christ’s death and resurrection; between our own daily sufferings and the hope that has been promised to us.