Editing Holy Saturday (section)

==Terminology==
===Jewish Nazarenes===
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{{see also|Jewish Christianity}}
Whereas the [[Great Sabbath]] in Jewish liturgy occurs the [[sabbath]] before the [[Feast of Unleavened Bread]], the [[sabbath]] in the midst of the feast is celebrated as a {{slink|Special_Shabbat#Shabbat_Chol_Hamoed_Pesach}}.  In [[Hebrews 4]], Jewish Christians are admonished to make every effort to enter this sabbath and every sabbath in repentance, and [[Psalm 95]] is excerpted by the author of Hebrews: "today if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."  The entire Psalm 95 is read on Friday afternoon every week in synagogue prayers immediately before [[Kabbalat Shabbat|receiving the sabbath]] in rabbinic Judaism.

===Eastern traditions===
'''Eastern Orthodoxy'''

In [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] this day, known as '''Holy and Great Saturday''', is also called '''The Great [[Biblical Sabbath|Sabbath]]''' since it is on this day that [[Jesus|Christ]] "rested" physically in the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre|tomb]]. But it is also believed that it was on this day he performed in spirit the [[Harrowing of Hell]] and raised up to [[Paradise]], having liberated those who had been held captive.

'''Oriental Orthodoxy'''

In the [[Coptic Orthodox Church|Coptic]], [[Ethiopian Orthodox Church|Ethiopian]] and [[Eritrean Orthodox Church|Eritrean]] Orthodox Churches, this day is known as '''Joyous Saturday''', otherwise known as the night of light and joy.<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Keene|title=The Christian Experience|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cOuxmzwcA_sC&pg=PA112|year=1995|publisher=Nelson Thornes|isbn=978-0-7487-2188-7|page=112}}</ref> It is known as the '''Saturday of Good Tidings''' or '''Gospel Saturday''' in the [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac]] Church, which is also a day where Syriac Christians remember their departed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bible Readings For Gospel Saturday (Saturday of Good Tidings), Lectionary for Passion Week, Lectionary for Holy Week, Lectionary of the Syrian Orthodox Church, Lectionary of The Syriac Orthodox Church, Lectionary of the Jacobite Syrian Church, Lectionary|url=http://www.malankaraworld.com/Library/Lectionary/Lec_passion-Holy-saturday.htm|access-date=2021-03-30|website=malankaraworld.com}}</ref>

'''Syriac Christianity'''

In the [[Syriac Christianity|Syriac Christian tradition]], this day is known as ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ ''šábbṯā d-núhrā'' or the '''Saturday of Light'''.

===Western traditions===

In Western traditions, the day is usually called '''Holy Saturday''', although in the [[Moravian Church]], the day is referred to as the '''Great Sabbath''' and in the [[Anglican Communion]], the [[Book of Common Prayer]] refers to the day as '''Easter Even'''.<ref name="Walker2014">{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Donna |title=Moravians celebrate the Great Sabbath |url=https://lancasteronline.com/features/faith_values/moravians-celebrate-the-great-sabbath/article_005fe2ea-c659-11e3-b807-0017a43b2370.html |publisher=LancasterOnline |access-date=11 April 2020 |language=en |date=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Easter Even |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/collects-epistles-and-gospels-31 |website=The Church of England |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> 

Although the term [[Easter Saturday]] is usually applied to the Saturday in [[Easter week]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Report on Audience Complaints and Comments, April–June 2006|url=http://about.abc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AudienceCommentsAndComplaintsReportApr-Jun2006.pdf|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Confusing Easter Dates |url=http://www.litcom.net.au/liturgy_lines/displayarticle.php?llid=356 |publisher=The Liturgical Commission of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119132926/http://www.litcom.net.au/liturgy_lines/displayarticle.php?llid=356 |archive-date=19 January 2012 }}</ref> in English-speaking countries it is sometimes erronouesly applied to Holy Saturday,<ref>{{cite web |title=Avoiding Holy Saturday |url=https://www.methodist.org.uk/for-churches/resources/articles/avoiding-holy-saturday/ |publisher=[[Methodist Church of Great Britain]] |access-date=19 April 2025 |language=en |date=2008 |quote=The teacher and writer Alan Lewis used to talk of workshops that he’d led on the theme of Easter. The trouble was, he said, that groups were happy to talk about Good Friday but then they wanted to jump forward to Easter Day as quickly as possible. That long hiatus of Holy Saturday (often referred to, incorrectly, as "Easter Saturday"), when Jesus lies alone in a borrowed tomb, was to be avoided.}}</ref> with the term even being present in legislation in the Australian states of [[New South Wales]] and [[Queensland]],<ref>{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|act|pha2010163|Public Holidays Act 2010|4}}, {{cite Legislation AU|Qld|act|ira2016242/sch5.html|Industrial Relations Act 2016}} Schedule 5, definition "public holiday".</ref> and by Australian government agencies.<ref>Australian Government, [http://www.australia.gov.au/topics/australian-facts-and-figures/public-holidays Public holidays] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104013240/http://www.australia.gov.au/topics/australian-facts-and-figures/public-holidays |date=4 January 2015 }}</ref> In the Catholic tradition, the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]] is honored on this day under the title [[Our Lady of Solitude]], referring to her grief at the death of her son.