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Good Friday - Why we celebrate Good Friday ?
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. From the early days of Christianity, Good Friday was observed as a day of sorrow, penance, and fasting, a characteristic that finds expression in the German word Karfreitag (“Sorrowful Friday”).
Following the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), the mainstream of Christian tradition has held that Jesus’ last meal with his disciples on the evening before his Crucifixion was a Passover seder. That would place the date on which Jesus died on 15 Nisan of the Jewish calendar, or on the first day (starting at sundown) of Passover. According to the Gregorian (Western) calendar, that date would be April 7. (The Gospel According to John, in contrast, holds that Passover had not yet begun when Jesus’ final meal was held, which would place the date of Jesus’ death on 14 Nisan.) Christians, however, do not commemorate that fixed date. Instead, they follow the apparently flexible date of the Passover - which conforms to the Jewish lunisolar calendar rather than the Gregorian solar calendar by relating the Last Supper to the seder. Although that assumption is problematic, the dating of both Good Friday and Easter has proceeded on that basis. Thus, Good Friday falls between March 20, the first possible date for Passover, and April 23, with Easter falling two days later. (See also Paschal Controversies.)
Good Friday is celebrated in memory of Christ’s Passion, crucifixion, and death. The most important Black Friday symbol is the crucifix, or cross, which represents the way in which Jesus died. Some crosses bear a figure of Christ. Other symbols of Black Friday include black cloth used to cover the cross, paintings, and statues in churches and some homes to signify mourning. In addition, some people deliberately create a bare appearance in their homes and churches by removing all flowers and shiny objects.
There are many theories as to why the day that remembers Jesus’ death on the cross is known as Friday. One school of thought is that this day stems from the words “God’s Friday”, while others understand “good” in the sense of “observed as holy”. According to yet another interpretation, despite the horrors Jesus endured on that day, the event ultimately represents an act of love and constitutes one of the central and most cherished themes of Christianity: that Jesus died to pay the price for humankind's sins. Many Orthodox Christians call the day Great Friday. The day is also known as Black Friday or Sorrowful Friday, as well as Long Friday.
The Good Friday date is one of the oldest Christian holidays, with some sources saying that it has been observed since 100 CE. It was associated with fasting during the early years of its observance and was associated with the crucifixion around the fourth century CE. The Easter date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox.
Following the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), the mainstream of Christian tradition has held that Jesus’ last meal with his disciples on the evening before his Crucifixion was a Passover seder. That would place the date on which Jesus died on 15 Nisan of the Jewish calendar, or on the first day (starting at sundown) of Passover. According to the Gregorian (Western) calendar, that date would be April 7. (The Gospel According to John, in contrast, holds that Passover had not yet begun when Jesus’ final meal was held, which would place the date of Jesus’ death on 14 Nisan.) Christians, however, do not commemorate that fixed date. Instead, they follow the apparently flexible date of the Passover - which conforms to the Jewish lunisolar calendar rather than the Gregorian solar calendar by relating the Last Supper to the seder. Although that assumption is problematic, the dating of both Good Friday and Easter has proceeded on that basis. Thus, Good Friday falls between March 20, the first possible date for Passover, and April 23, with Easter falling two days later. (See also Paschal Controversies.)
Good Friday is celebrated in memory of Christ’s Passion, crucifixion, and death. The most important Black Friday symbol is the crucifix, or cross, which represents the way in which Jesus died. Some crosses bear a figure of Christ. Other symbols of Black Friday include black cloth used to cover the cross, paintings, and statues in churches and some homes to signify mourning. In addition, some people deliberately create a bare appearance in their homes and churches by removing all flowers and shiny objects.
There are many theories as to why the day that remembers Jesus’ death on the cross is known as Friday. One school of thought is that this day stems from the words “God’s Friday”, while others understand “good” in the sense of “observed as holy”. According to yet another interpretation, despite the horrors Jesus endured on that day, the event ultimately represents an act of love and constitutes one of the central and most cherished themes of Christianity: that Jesus died to pay the price for humankind's sins. Many Orthodox Christians call the day Great Friday. The day is also known as Black Friday or Sorrowful Friday, as well as Long Friday.
The Good Friday date is one of the oldest Christian holidays, with some sources saying that it has been observed since 100 CE. It was associated with fasting during the early years of its observance and was associated with the crucifixion around the fourth century CE. The Easter date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox.
Good Friday Messages
The cross was 2 pieces of dead wood;
And a helpless, unresisting Man was nailed to it;
Yet it was mightier than the world,
And triumphed & will ever triumph over it.
…Happy Friday...
His life still gives us hope,
May you live in his unchanging love.
May Jesus who was born in a manger
Be born again in your Heart.
!!Happy Friday!!
Jesus drew the sinful expectations of the world unto himself...
Absorbed them & bore them on the cross…
His death was the death of sin itself…
Let’s pray to him and make our faith strong…
Have a Blessed Friday!!
He bore it all in silence because He held us, dear
May He receive our regards…
May our Prayer He hears…
Wishing you a Happy Friday!
Mercy...
Peace...
Love...
"Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied."
May the grace and glory of the Lord...
Surround you and be with you on this Friday!
What is the meaning of Easter Sunday?
The origin of the word easter isn’t certain. The Venerable Bede, an eighth-century monk, and scholar suggested that the word may have come from the Anglo-Saxon Eostre or Eastre – a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. Recent scholars haven’t been able to find any reference to the goddess Bede mentioned and consider the theory discredited.
Another possibility is the Norse eostur, easter, or Ostara, which meant “the season of the growing sun” or “the season of a new birth.” The word east comes from the same roots. In this case, easter would be linked to the changing of the season.
A more recent and complex explanation comes from the Christian background of Easter rather than the pagan. The early Latin name for the week of Easter was hebdomada alba or “white week,” while the Sunday after Easter day was called Dominica in albis from the white robes of those who had been newly baptized. The word alba is Latin both for white and dawn. People speaking Old High German made a mistake in their translation and used a plural word for dawn, ostarun, instead of a plural for white. From ostarun we get the German Ostern and the English Easter.
Easter Sunday Quotes and Messages
Easter is a time to rejoice, be thankful, be assured that all is forgiven so life extends beyond the soil of the earth.
Happy Easter to all… Share this time to reflect on life, love, family and all of your blessings.
Celebrate this Easter with a heart filled with love and peace. Have a blessed and wonderful Easter!
Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness.
To a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The spirit of Easter is all about Hope, Love and Joyful living. Wishing you all Happy Easter…
Christ is risen. Hallelujah! May the miracle of Easter bring you renewed hope, faith, love and joy.
The happiness of Easter can fill your heart today and throughout the year ahead. Happy Easter day 2017!
Celebrate Easter Day 2017 with loads of joy, zeal and sweet dreams. Our God has risen and ascended. Wishing all a Happy Easter!
Easter brings Endless Blessings of God, Easter brings fresh love… So wishing all Happy Easter with all best wishes!
Banks open on Good Friday?
On this day the usually all the banks have declared as a holiday but few are the international bank where there is no holiday.
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