Joyous Saturday

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Joyous Saturday is a Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday that commemorates Jesus Christ’s rest in the tomb and anticipates his resurrection.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bright Saturday 1
Joyous Saturday canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian observance
religious holiday
alsoKnownAs Easter Eve
Shabbat
surface form: Great Sabbath

Holy Saturday
anticipates resurrection of Jesus Christ
surface form: the resurrection of Jesus Christ
associatedEvent Jesus Christ’s body lying in the tomb
descent of Christ to the dead (Harrowing of Hell)
associatedService Easter Vigil (in many traditions)
calendarBasis movable feast based on the date of Easter
commemorates Jesus Christ’s rest in the tomb
follows Good Friday
liturgicalFocus anticipation of the resurrection
meditation on Christ’s burial
silence and waiting
observedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
surface form: Christians

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Protestant churches
occursBetween Resurrection Sunday
surface form: Easter Sunday

Good Friday
partOf Holy Week
precedes Resurrection Sunday
surface form: Easter Sunday
relatedTo Resurrection Sunday
surface form: Easter Sunday

Good Friday
religiousTradition Christianity
theologicalTheme Lamentation of Christ
surface form: Christ’s rest after the Passion

hope and expectation
transition from death to resurrection
timeWithinLiturgicalYear Paschal Triduum
surface form: Easter Triduum
typicalPractices fasting in some traditions
prayer and reflection
preparation for Easter celebrations

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holy Saturday alsoKnownAs Joyous Saturday
Thomas Sunday isAfter Joyous Saturday
this entity surface form: Bright Saturday