To tell you that today is not Easter Saturday?

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Easter Saturday is on 27 April this year.

That’s a bit crazy. Easter Saturday should be snuggled up next to Easter Sunday.

I made the mistake of saying that today was Easter Saturday to my mother, and then had to listen her yacking at me about how I should know better for 10 minutes. She wonders why I went off religion in my teens (am now in my 50s).

Today does have its own name: Holy Saturday. So don't worry, it won't feel left out.

I think I did know that? Possibly a similar thread last year? But my kids are back at school on Tuesday so Easter will be over for us !

I knew that! for at least a year. Was a surprise when I found out.

What?! How have I never heard this before?!

I can bore people to tears over the reasons why Easter is when it is, how it's a solar-lunar set date, the Julian calendar, vernal equinox, Jehovah Jehovah, very naughty boy.

It's also Pesach.

”Didn't know Easter Saturday was a thing”

Same. I thought Easter Saturday was just..er... the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday!

What’s it for then?

It's a day of waiting - post Good Friday but before the resurrection. Easter starts tomorrow with the resurrection and lasts 40 days. Bit like Christmas starting on Christmas Day, not at the start of Advent.

What’s it for then?

For Christians, today is the end of Holy Week, which can be marked with prayer and/or a vigil.

For anyone, today can also be marked with a day out, a nice lunch, spending time with family and friends.

Thankfully, the two are not mutually exclusive.

Holy Week is the week before Easter Day, it starts on Palm Sunday.

Then it’s Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Day.

Easter Week then starts on Easter Day and lasts for the following seven days, so Easter Saturday is next weekend.

I’ve always known it as Low Saturday.

Mind. Blown. 🤯 😆

Well well

Feels like an Easter Saturday to me- loads of people buying chocolate eggs in Tesco. Blossoms and buds erupting,
I think it's a lovely idea.

Much nicer than all that torture and blood of good Friday.

I’ve always known it as Low Saturday.
I have heard it called that before. Is that name from the Catholic tradition?

In our house it’s Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and then Easter Monday aka the chocolate holiday!

So what is Easter Saturday then? Are there any traditions and/or church things on that day?

And Easter then lasts 50 days, up until pentecost (Greek for 50? or 50th? or something)!

Tonight is also the night when the palms are burnt during the Easter vigil to create the ashes for next Ash
Wednesday. We were debating going but the kids are too settled in the garden and we will be at mass tomorrow.

I've never considered Easter Saturday to be a thing. Should I?

It's Holy Saturday in this house

Wow- also known as The Harrowing of Hell.

How very Hogwarts!!

Tonight is also the night when the palms are burnt during the Easter vigil to create the ashes for next Ash Wednesday.
Good point; I forgot to mention that part.