What do we commemorate on good friday

Christians also observe Lent - a period of 40 days, except Sundays - that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday. Some areas hold three-hour long special services in noon — the time when Jesus is said to have been crucified. The lights are dimmed and eventually extinguished. Followers wear black clothes and cover all religious pictures, crosses and icons in the churches and their homes to mourn the absence of God and the associated sadness.

The Holy Communion is organised at several places. A bitter drink is prepared from mostly leaves and vinegar, which is tasted by all after the service. In other areas, parades are held in which hymns are sung and prayers offered. Open air plays, depicting the last hours of Jesus Christ, are also organised my some communities. Lent represents the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert, before starting his public ministry, where he endured temptation by Satan.

However, Jesus rejected Satan and trusted God to do the thing in his way. It says some sources see its origins in the term "God's Friday" or Gottes Freitag, while others maintain that it is from the German Gute Freitag. It notes that the day was called Long Friday by the Anglo-Saxons and is referred to as such in modern Danish.

BBC School Report. The Good Friday date is one of the oldest Christian holidays, with some sources saying that it has been observed since CE. It was associated with fasting during the early years of its observance and was associated with the crucifixion around the fourth century CE.

The Easter date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox. The most important Good Friday symbol is the crucifix, or cross, which represents the way in which Jesus died. Some crosses bear a figure of Christ.

Other symbols of Good Friday include black cloth used to cover the cross, paintings and statues in churches and some homes to signify mourning. In addition, some people deliberately create a bare appearance in their homes and churches by removing all flowers and shiny objects. The 12 months of the year are linked to the Moon's orbit around Earth. Others will use this time to fast or eat fish.

Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday, which is a public holiday in some countries, as Easter Sunday is already a non-working day. Therefore to understand the importance of Easter Monday, we will have to understand the importance of Easter Sunday first.

This day also marks the end of Lent for Christians after they have completed their 40 day period of fasting, penance, and prayers. There is an extensive list of over countries that observe Easter Monday as an official holiday. Many countries around the world celebrate Easter Monday by eating Easter eggs made from chocolate. The Easter egg is symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as eggs are a symbol of new life. In the UK and Switzerland egg rolling races are undertaken as an Easter tradition.

This is where eggs are rolled down a hill or slope and the first egg to reach the bottom unbroken is the winner.