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Holy Saturday

Saturday before Easter Sunday
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Holy Saturday
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Holy Saturday

Summary

Holy Saturday is a public holiday[1]. It draws 527 Wikipedia views per month (public_holiday category, ranking #37 of 232).[2]

Key Facts

  • Holy Saturday's instance of is recorded as public holiday[3].
  • Holy Saturday's instance of is recorded as Christian holy day[4].
  • Saturday is named after Holy Saturday[5].
  • Holy Saturday followed Good Friday[6].
  • Holy Saturday was followed by Easter Sunday[7].
  • Holy Saturday was followed by Easter[8].
  • Holy Saturday is part of Holy Week[9].
  • Holy Saturday's Commons category is recorded as Holy Saturday[10].
  • Holy Saturday comprises Easter vigil[11].
  • Holy Saturday's commemorates is recorded as Harrowing of Hell[12].
  • Holy Saturday's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as Easter − 1 day[13].
  • Holy Saturday's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Holy Saturday[14].
  • Holy Saturday's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • Holy Saturday's name in kana is recorded as せいどようび[16].
  • Holy Saturday's different from is recorded as Passion Saturday[17].
  • Holy Saturday's different from is recorded as Easter Saturday[18].
  • Holy Saturday's day of week is recorded as Saturday[19].

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Context

Holy Saturday is part of Holy Week[9]. Recorded instance of include public holiday[3] and Christian holy day[4]. It followed Good Friday[6]. Successors include Easter Sunday[7] and Easter[8].

Why It Matters

Holy Saturday draws 527 Wikipedia views per month (public_holiday category, ranking #37 of 232).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nl */ Cleanup: normalize text; remove redundant reference URL (P854) ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  2. 11d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → s/sabado-santo
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/sabado-santo, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  3. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563079105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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