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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.

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.

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?

• Good Friday
• Easter
• Holy Week
• Lent
• vigil

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

Pictures of celebrating the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica on Holy Saturday.

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews)

Holy Saturday service at Faith Centered Church-Northport, AL. April 19/5pm. Pastor P & myself to bring the �������t¶�� together. Don't miss it!!!!

— Felicia Poe (@PoeFelicia)

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— Embassy of Poland U.S. (@PolishEmbassyUS)

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True or False?

The date of Holy Saturday changes every year.