Good Friday
| Good Friday | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Christian |
| Significance | Commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ |
| Date | Friday immediately precedingEaster Sunday |
| 2010 date | April 2 (Western) |
| 2011 date | April 22 |
| Celebrations | No traditional celebrations |
| Observances | Prayer and vigil services,fasting, almsgiving |
Good Friday (from the now obsolete senses pious, holy of the word "good"),[1][2] also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover.
Based on the details of the Canonical gospels, the Crucifixion of Jesus was most probably on a Friday (John 19:42).[3]The estimated year of Good Friday is AD 33, by two different groups, and originally as AD 34 by Isaac Newton via the differences between the Biblical and Julian calendars and the crescent of the moon.[4][5][6][7][8][9] A third method, using a completely different astronomical approach based on a lunar Crucifixion darkness and eclipse model (consistent withApostle Peter's reference to a "moon of blood" in Acts 2:20) points to Friday, 3 April AD 33.[10][11]
