5 things everyone should know about Good Friday!

Christians across the world celebrate this day to remember sacrifice of Lord Jesus.

5 things everyone should know about Good Friday!

Good Friday is a Christian tradition to mark the day when Jesus Christ, the son of God, was nailed to the cross. This is often known as crucification of Lord Jesus.

It was on this day that Jesus was beaten and tortured because he claimed to be the son of God. A crown of thorns was thrust upon his head. Then, he was forced to carry his own cross to the on top of a hill, where he was nailed to the cross. Jesus suffered for hours and the sky turned dark as if mourning. Christians across the world celebrate this day to remember sacrifice of Lord Jesus. Some do so by fasting, some take part in procession that carries a cross through the streets.

Good Friday Celebrations Day

Good Friday is celebrated on the Friday before the Easter Sunday by Christians around the world.

It is celebrated traditionally as the day on which Jesus was crucified.

Fasting and Abstinence

On Good Friday, Christians can eat only one complete meal and two smaller ones during the day. No meat is to be consumed during the course of the day. It is said that the crucifixion began at 9 am and Jesus died at 3 pm.

Christians usually are reverent during those times and maintain a quiet atmosphere, with limited television, radio and computer use, and partake in little or no outside activities.

The origin of the name Good Friday

Some believe that Good Friday evolved from 'God Friday', which is what the day was called initially.

Some believe that the good about Good Friday is that Jesus gave up his life for his people and then came back on Easter, proving that he indeed was son of God.

Good Friday Procession

The actual celebration of Good Friday begins anywhere from 12:00-3:00 a.m. During that time priests begin their observance of the most holy day. It starts with a series of prayers and chants, followed hours of prayer. Noon marks the beginning of the adoration of the Cross where a representation of the True Cross is slowly unveiled. During that time the entire congregation kneels.

Then comes the Mass of the Persanctified where the Cross is placed above an altar between lighted candles followed by a procession, and then evening prayers. This is one of the most sacred and holy days in the Christian tradition.

Hot Cross Buns

It is a tradition to eat hot cross buns with cross icing this day. It is believed by people that bread baked on Good Friday will never rot.

Thus, Hot Cross Buns is the food of the occasion on Good Friday.

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