Good Friday

Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum. It... Wikipedia

  • Significance:  Commemoration of the crucifixion and the death of Jesus Christ
  • Celebrations:  Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
  • Observances:  Worship services, prayer and vigil services, fasting, almsgiving
  • Date:  The Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday
  • date:  The Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday
  • Frequency:  Annual
  • Related to:  Passover, Christmas (which celebrates the birth of Jesus), Septuagesima, Quinquagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Holy Saturday which lead up to Easter, Easter Sunday (primarily), Divine Mercy Sunday, Ascension, Pentecost, Whit Monday, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi and Feast of the Sacred Heart which follow it. It is related to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which focuses on the benefits, graces, and merits of the Cross, rather than Jesus's death.
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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