Alb Sunday

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English

Etymology

So called because, in the early church, those who had been baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday their white albs which had been put on after baptism.

Proper noun

Alb Sunday

  1. (Christianity) The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.
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