Good Friday is observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday. On this day Christians commemorate the passion, or suffering, and death on the cross of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Many Christians spend this day in fasting, prayer, repentance, and meditation on the agony and suffering of Christ on the cross.Jesus Christ’s ultimate sacrifice, his pain and suffering are all remembered during Good Friday. Prayers are held in churches all around the world remembering the sacrifices of Jesus Christ.
Earlier, only Easter Sunday was celebrated as a holy day by the Christian Church. By the fourth century, each day of the week preceding Easter were established as holy days including Good Friday. It is believed that “Good” represents the good gift of salvation brought forth by martyrdom.
