If you were raised as a Christian, you probably know that Good Friday is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Christian community worldwide. Also known as Great Friday, Holy Friday, and Black Friday, this day is observed during the holy week and falls before Easter Sunday. It marks the day when Jesus Christ was crucified at the Roman Calvary. He died there later. Read on to know more about Good Friday 2022, its date, history, significance, and how to celebrate.
Good Friday
2022 Date
Every year, Good
Friday falls on the Friday before Easter Sunday. Good Friday and Holy Saturday
(the day after Good Friday) are two days of mourning for the death of Jesus
Christ. Christ was resurrected on the day of Easter. The date of Good Friday
varies every year in Julian and Gregorian calendars. In 2022, Good Friday will
be observed on April 15, 2022.
Good Friday
2022- History
According to the
Bible, the Jewish religious leaders brought Jesus to Rome for sentencing on
this day. He was sent to Pilates, who said Jesus would get crucifixion, the
highest form of criminal punishment. Jesus was beaten and forced to carry a
wooden cross through crows that cheered and then nailed to the big cross by
feet and wrists. He was left there to suffer for six hours.
It is believed
that Jesus Christ died for the sins of his children, the people of Earth so
that their sins could be forgiven and they are freed from suffering, pain, and
agony.
Good Friday
2022- Significance
Good Friday is
observed every year to remind people that good always wins even when there is
suffering, just like Jesus Christ suffered for the good of others.
Good Friday
2022- How to Celebrate Good Friday?
There are no
traditional celebrations associated with Good Friday. Different people
celebrate it differently across the world. Members of several Christian
denominations, including the Catholic, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox, Methodist,
Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Reformed traditions, celebrate it by offering
prayers in churches and observing fasts. Sometimes, even public processions are
also organized.
On this day,
many Christians abstain from consuming alcohol. People also wear all-colored
scarves, head-covers, etc. The crosses, pictures, and holy statues in a church
are covered with black cloth during the afternoon.
People present
in Church remain silent and remain sober. After that, they offer prayers, sing
hymns, or devotional prayers during the Good Friday services and rituals.
In many
Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, and Methodist churches, the Service of the Great
Three Meal Hours’ Agony is organized from noon until 3 pm. It is done to
commemorate the three hours of Jesus Christ’s hanging at the cross.
The communicants
of the Moravian Churches celebrate Good Friday by cleaning gravestones in
Moravian Cemeteries.
Good Friday-
Related Festivals
In addition to
Good Friday, many other days of the week are also special. Palm Sunday, Holy
Monday, Holy Tuesday, Spy Wednesday, and Maundy Thursday also occur in this holy week.
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