Good Friday 2022: Know date, history and significance
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Follow us (Reuters Photo) Good Friday 2022 will be observed on Friday, April 15, 2022. Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Christians all over the world. This is an observance that involves people fasting and praying. Many church services are held in the afternoon, usually around noon or midday to 3pm, to remember the hours when Jesus hung on the cross.Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus.This day is also known as Black Friday, or Easter Friday. Good Friday is held in honour and remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is held after Maundy Thursday, which recalls the Last Supper, and on the Friday before Easter Sunday.Processions are held in many countries such as India, Italy, Malta, the Philippines, and Spain.
Good Friday
Friday, April 15, 2022
Easter
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Good Friday 2021 Date and SignificanceEaster Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday, April 17, 2021. Many Christian denominations observe Good Friday with day-long fasting and church services. After the last supper, Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, put on trial, sentenced to death. He was tied and nailed by the wrists and feet to a large wooden cross and left to die. Some churches observe the day by re-enacting the process of the cross in the rituals of stations of the cross, which depicts the final hours of Jesus' life.It's a Holiday in IndiaAll Government organisations/ office across the state will remain closed on Good Friday. Banks in almost all states except three states will be closed on April 15 on account of Good Friday. States such as Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir will not be closed on Friday.End of ArticleFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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(Reuters Photo) Good Friday 2022 will be observed on Friday, April 15, 2022. Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Christians all over the world. This is an observance that involves people fasting and praying. Many church services are held in the afternoon, usually around noon or midday to 3pm, to remember the hours when Jesus hung on the cross.Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus.This day is also known as Black Friday, or Easter Friday. Good Friday is held in honour and remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is held after Maundy Thursday, which recalls the Last Supper, and on the Friday before Easter Sunday.Processions are held in many countries such as India, Italy, Malta, the Philippines, and Spain.
