Good Friday is the Friday before
Easter Sunday. It is the day to commemorate the passion and death of our
savior- Lord Jesus Christ who was crucified. It is the day to commemorate the
sufferings of our Lord and his death on the Cross. There are number of traditions
that are observed on this day. Since the early days of Christianity, the
Christians never celebrated any Mass on this day. On this day, special liturgy
is celebrated by the Church where the account of the Passion as per the Gospel
of John is read out. Continuous Prayers for special intentions are offered in
Church.
Christians honor the cross by coming
forward and kissing it. The Good Friday Liturgy gets concluded when the
distribution of Holy Communion is done. The service in the church is solemn so
no organ is played and vestments are either in purple or black. The day of the
Good Friday depends on the Day of Easter so every year the date changes. If people are eager to know when the Easter 2013 is then it is on
29th March, 2013. The Good
Friday is also known by other names like Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black
Friday or Easter Friday.
The Good Friday is the day after
Maundy Thursday. The observance of Good Friday includes rituals like people
fasting and praying. Catholics who are more than 18 years of age and below 60
years are required to fast on this day. It means they can eat only one complete
meal or two smaller meals during the day and cannot have food in between. Catholics over the age of 14 should not eat
meat or any food made of meat on Good Friday. Good Friday is observed during
Holy Week that is the part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday.
Apart from people doing fast, church
services are held in the afternoon usually around midday to 3 p.m. to remember
the hours when Lord was hung on the cross. Processions are also held in many
countries e.g. India, Italy, Mata, Spain and Philippines. Handmade kites are
flown in Bermuda on Good Friday to represent the cross on which Jesus was hung.
The custom of kite flying has been practiced since 19th century. On
this day, general air of sadness id felt in many towns and villages. In Poland,
people fast on dry bread and roasted potatoes. A decoration of eggs on Easter
is also very popular practice since ages.
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