Black Saturday was a particularly dark, stormy Saturday in Scotland, on 4 August 1621. Many regarded the foul weather as a judgment of Heaven against the Five Articles of Perth then passedThe Articles of Perth in the Scots Parliament tending to establish Episcopacy.
Many suicides were recorded on this day, as some saw the foul weather as a preparatory for Armageddon.A Short History of Scotland, Andrew Lang
See also Divine retribution Five Articles of Perth
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