What is Holy Saturday?
Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Even and the Great Sabbath.
The term "Easter Even" was used by the 1549 Prayer Book. The 1979 BCP uses the title "Holy Saturday" for the Saturday before Easter.
When is Holy Saturday?
It is the Saturday before Easter, the last day of Lent and is the day when Christ's body lay in His Tomb. In the early church Holy Saturday was a day of fasting and preparation for the Easter Vigil.
What happened on the day before Easter Sunday?
This day was the Sabbath and the day which Jesus rested in the grave.
What takes place on Holy Saturday?
Many churches hold services on this eve of Easter Day.
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