Holy Saturday · Shanbeh-ye Moqaddas

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Armenian · Assyrian · Australia (national) · Canada (federal) · Christianity · France · Germany (nationwide) · United Kingdom (England and Wales) · United States (federal)

Holy Saturday is the last day of Holy Week, when Christians remember Jesus's body lying in the tomb. It is a quiet day: the altars are bare, and in the Catholic Church no Mass is said during the day. After nightfall the Easter Vigil, the most important service of the year, lights the new Easter fire and candle and begins the celebration of the Resurrection. It is a public holiday in the Philippines, where it is called Black Saturday, and in Hong Kong.