Black Saturday 2024: Date, history and significance of last day of the Holy Week

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Christianity.com, when Jesus was crucified, he called out saying, “it is finished!" By this, Christ is believed to have said that no further atonement was required, as the sins of the humanity had been redeemed with Christ's sacrifice. Black Saturday, as the name suggests, is observed on the Saturday between the Good Friday and Easter Sunday each year year. This year, the Black Saturday will be commemorated on March 30.

Black Saturday is commonly known as Holy Saturday, or the Saturday of Holy Week. In different cultures, it is referred to as the Great and Holy Saturday, and the Great Sabbath. In Portugal and Brazil, the Black Saturday is termed as Hallelujah Saturday, while in the Philippines, it is called the Glorious Saturday.

Also referred to as Easter Eve, Black Saturday is also called Joyous Saturday, Easter Vigil or the Saturday of Light among Coptic Christians. Black Saturday, the day between Jesus Christ's crucifixion and his resurrection, marks the day of confusion and despair. It was the day when the disciples of Christ were trying to wrap their heads around Jesus' murder and the treachery of Judas.

According to John 20:19, the disciples of Christ had spent the say hiding, concerned about being arrested. In Christian scripture, Matthew 27:62-66, after sundown on Good Friday, the chief priests and Pharisees visited Pontius Pilate, asking him for a guard for Jesus’ tomb. They recalled Jesus stating that He would rise again in three days (John 2:19-21) and wanted to prevent Christ from rising from the grave.