On the evening of Holy Saturday (Easter vigil), or certainly come Easter Sunday, white or gold are used to celebrate the resurrection. The Easter color is used until
Holy Saturday- Wear BLACK in the morning in mourning of the burial of Jesus. Wear WHITE once the sun falls to recall Jesus's Glorious Resurrection. Easter Sunday- Put on your Sunday's BEST! Wear White or Gold to symbolize the glory of the resurrection or flowers that recall new live!
In many cases Holy Saturday will be the only day of Holy Week when the husband is at home all day. It may be his one chance for a day of silence and meditation and reading. But family life must go on, so Holy Saturday is also a day of immediate preparation of house and of food for the Easter feast.
During Holy Week, Catholics use three different colors liturgically: red, purple, and white. Below is a quick guide to these colors, which days they're associated with, and what they symbolize.
Symbols. The Paschal candle, which is made of white wax, symbolizes leading people out of the darkness into the celebration of the Easter vigil. The candle is marked with a cross, an alpha and an omega (the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet).
The paschal candle is lit during the Easter Vigil, usually held on Holy Saturday night. This is the longest and most important service of the year for many Christians. The candle symbolizes Christ's presence in the world and his power over death.
Holy Saturday will for most people be a day of preparation for Easter Sunday. There is a lot to do: there will be a special Easter lunch and probably a gathering of friends and family. There will be Easter eggs and perhaps small Easter gifts.
During Holy Week, purple is used until the church is stripped bare on Maundy Thursday; the church remains stripped bare on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, though in some places black might be used on those days.
White: White refers to holiness, light, purity, redemption, and the righteousness of Jesus Christ (Mark 16:5). Black: Black symbolizes sin, darkness, death, and catastrophe (Zephaniah 1:15). Silver: Silver is symbolic for the Word of God, divinity, salvation, and refining (Psalm 66:10).
Holi: Festival of Colors
Known as the festival of colors, Holi is celebrated on the last full moon in the lunar month of Phalguna. Everyone is sticky in blue, yellow, green, and pink during Holi, a festival of colors and love that ushers in spring.
Saturdays and Sundays (Holy Saturday excepted), together with obligatory feasts occurring during Lent, are not fasting days, but even then meat and milk diet are strictly forbidden.
Whether to participate in an athletic event or go to work on these days is a personal choice and is not against any rules of the Church.
In the early days of the Church, Holy Saturday was the only Saturday when fasting was permitted. Today, however, there is no requirement for fasting but Christians might still choose to limit their meals or not eat meat.
Not eating meat and fasting (eating only one meal during the day) are optional but encouraged on Holy Saturday for some faith traditions. These devotions are an act of penitence to raise awareness of Jesus's self-sacrifice and love, says Morrill.
On Good Friday, people are accustomed to donning black attire, particularly mourning attire, in various groups, particularly traditional Catholic communities. The choice of clothing is predicated on treating the holy day, which is focused on the passing of Jesus, as a solemn event akin to a funeral.
Taking A Bath After 3PM Is Not Allowed
Although Holy Week is a religious belief and practice, a lot of its superstitions involves good and bad luck. One of which would be prohibiting baths beyond 3PM as it can cause bad luck.
The color Saffron (Sanskrit: भगवा, lit. 'Bhagwā') is considered as sacred color in Hinduism. According to Hindu mythology, Saffron (or Kesariya) is the color of Sunset (Sandhya) and Fire (Agni) which symbolises sacrifice, light, and quest of salvation.
Throughout history, blue has been considered a sacred and valuable hue. It's not a naturally occurring pigment, and is thus particularly mystical and rare. One of the earliest “true blue” pigments produced was ultramarine, a color made from lapis lazuli, a costly stone once more precious than gold.
Pink Or Rose
Pink symbolizes jubilant new beginnings and joyful hope. It's reminiscent of the pink found in the sky at the dawn of a new day. In the Christian church, rose is color of Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent, and 21 days before Easter.
Violet. As the most prominent color during the Season of Lent, especially on Good Friday, violet purple signifies sorrow, specifically for Jesus's suffering during his 40 days in the desert. Violet represents penance, humility, and melancholy and is associated with power and royalty.
Though red isn't used a lot for decorating during Easter, it still has a huge significance for the holiday: Red is worn on Palm Sunday as a symbol of the blood of Christ and His sacrifice for humanity.
No music and no meat
As with every Friday of Lent, meat isn't allowed as well in many households on Good Friday and Black Saturday. Only fish and veggies are usually served, and large feasts are discouraged.
Canon law in force
According to Paenitemini, the 1983 Code of Canon Law and the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium, on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and where possible, throughout Holy Saturday, both abstinence and fasting are required of Catholics who are not exempted for various reasons.
Apart from the Easter Vigil, Mass is never celebrated on Holy Saturday. The Lord lies in the tomb. The Church waits for the dawn of the third day.
In Eastern Orthodoxy this day, known as Holy and Great Saturday, is also called The Great Sabbath since it is on this day that Christ "rested" physically in the tomb.