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When Is Holy Saturday?

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Icon of Extreme Humility. (Photo © Slava Gallery, LLC; used with permission.)

Icon of Extreme Humility (Christ being lowered into the tomb).

(Photo © Slava Gallery, LLC; used with permission.)
Question: When Is Holy Saturday?
Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, is the final day of the Triduum, the three days during which Christians commemorate Christ's Passion. When is Holy Saturday?
Answer: Because Holy Saturday depends on the date of Easter (see When Is Easter?), and Easter is a moveable feast, the date of Holy Saturday changes every year.

The following articles give the date when Holy Saturday will be celebrated in each of the next several years:

Dates of Related Holidays:

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