London: Christians around the world including Pakistan are observing Good Friday today. The day marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at the end of the Lent period and devotees will spend the day fasting.
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. It is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday, or Easter Friday, though the latter normally refers to the Friday in Easter week.
Good Friday is the culmination of the 40-day Lent period during which they abstained from meat, alcohol and sweets. Good Friday is observed during the Holy Week, which also includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Holy Saturday.
Pope Benedict, since being elected Pope in 2005, has pushed the use of mass communications and social media networks such as YouTube to convey the Church’s message.
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