Great and Holy Saturday
OCA’s daily readings identify 11 April 2026 as Great and Holy Saturday, the day before Pascha.
Date and recurrence
11 April 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Orthodox Church in America / 2026 Holy Week. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Orthodox Holy Saturday
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Orthodox Church in America — Great and Holy Saturday 2026Religious Calendar
Frequently asked questions
When is Great and Holy Saturday?
11 April 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 11 April 2026.
Does Great and Holy Saturday fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Great and Holy Saturday an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Orthodox Church in America / 2026 Holy Week. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Great and Holy Saturday?
The stored designation basis is: OCA’s daily readings identify 11 April 2026 as Great and Holy Saturday, the day before Pascha.. Supporting provenance includes Orthodox Church in America — Great and Holy Saturday 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Great and Holy Saturday international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Orthodox Church in America / 2026 Holy Week. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.