Black Saturday 2024 is the end of the Holy Week and it is opted to be a period of silence. The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday has been assigned the name Black Saturday. The Christians consider the day as Holy Saturday, a day when Jesus Christ “rested” from his work of bestowing redemption to mankind.
This day marks the end of the Holy Week and is considered to be a period of silence. According to 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 humanity had been redeemed with Christ’s sacrifice.
Black Saturday, as the name suggests, is observed on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday each year.
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.
However, as history unfolded, the Roman guards were not enough to stop the miracle. A woman who has returned to the tomb on Sunday morning, now known as Easter Sunday, found it empty; The Lord had risen.
(edited and adapted from Mint)