Holy Saturday in Zambia - 2023

08 Apr 2023, Saturday

Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.

How many days ago was Holy Saturday 2023? [Countup]


How many months ago was Holy Saturday 2023?

11 Months, 20 Days


How many weeks ago was Holy Saturday 2023?

50 Weeks, 5 Days



How many days ago was Holy Saturday 2023?

355 Days


How many hours ago was Holy Saturday 2023?

8,520 Hours


How many minutes ago was Holy Saturday 2023?

511,200 Minutes


When was Holy Saturday in Zambia 2023?

08 April 2023, Saturday

About: Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday, also known as Great and Holy Saturday, the Great Sabbath, Hallelujah Saturday, Saturday of the Glory, Sábado de Gloria, and Black Saturday or Easter Eve, and called "Joyous Saturday", "the Saturday of Light", and "Mega Sabbatun" among Coptic Christians, is the final day of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, when Christians prepare for the latter. The day commemorates the Harrowing of Hell while Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb. Christians of the Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Anglican and Reformed denominations begin the celebration of the Easter Vigil service on Holy Saturday, which provides a transition to the season of Eastertide; in the Moravian Christian tradition, graves are decorated with flowers during the day of Holy Saturday and the celebration of the sunrise service starts before dawn on Easter Sunday.

Official nameHoly Saturday
Also calledEaster Eve, Black Saturday
Observed byChristians
TypeReligious
SignificanceMemory of the day Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb and the Harrowing of Hell
DateDay after Good Friday
dateDay after Good Friday
Frequencyannual
Related toEaster
Wikidata descriptionSaturday before Easter Sunday
Wikidata idQ186206
Wikidata labelHoly Saturday
Wikidata aliasesArray

Holy Saturday (2023) in other countries.

S.no.CountryDateHolidayType
1Albania08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
2Andorra08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayCommon local holiday
3Armenia08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
4Australia08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayLocal holiday , Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
5Bangladesh08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayCommon local holiday
6Belize08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
7Bosnia and Herzegovina08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
8Botswana08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
9Bulgaria15 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
10Canada08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayChristian
11Chile08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday,Christian
12Czechia08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayChristian
13Ecuador08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance,Christian
14El Salvador08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday,Christian
15Fiji08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
16Germany08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance,Christian , Bavaria (BY)
17Ghana08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance,Christian
18Honduras08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday,Christian
19Hong Kong08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
20Iceland08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
21Latvia08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
22Lithuania08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
23Macau08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
24Mexico08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
25Monaco08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
26New Zealand08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
27Nicaragua08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance,Christian
28Nigeria08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance,Christian
29Norway08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
30Panama08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayChristian,Common local holiday
31Papua New Guinea08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
32Poland08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
33San Marino08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
34Serbia15 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday,Orthodox
35Seychelles08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
36Solomon Islands08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
37South Africa08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
38Sweden08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayDe facto holiday
39United Kingdom08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayChristian
40United States08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayChristian
41Vatican City (Holy See)08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance
42Zambia08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday
43Zimbabwe08 Apr, SaturdayHoly SaturdayNational holiday