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| Good Friday | |
|---|---|
| Type | Christian |
| Significance | Remembers the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ |
| Date | Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday |
| Celebrations | No traditional celebrations |
| Observances | Prayer and vigil services, fasting, giving money to the poor |
| Related to | Passover, Christmas, Easter Sunday |
Good Friday is a religious holiday usually observed by Christians. It is also called Holy Friday, Black Friday, or Great Friday. It is observed to remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, his death, and his rising from the dead. The holiday is often at the same time as the Jewish holiday of Passover.
The estimated year of Good Friday is AD 33, by two different groups, and at first as AD 34 by Isaac Newton by the differences between the Biblical and Julian calendars.[1][2][3][4]
- ↑ Isaac Newton, 1733, Of the Times of the Birth and Passion of Christ, in "Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of St. John" (London: J. Darby and T. Browne).
- ↑ Bradley Schaefer, 1990, Lunar Visibility and the Crucifixion Quarterly. Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 31.
- ↑ "Astronomers on the Date of the Crucifixion". Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ↑ John Pratt Newton's Date For The Crucifixion "Quarterly Journal of Royal Astronomical Society", September 1991.