Good Friday and Easter

Good Friday indicates the start of my easter break..LoL

Well, back in Malaysia I never really bother what is the real meaning of this day.
But since I'm granted a holiday..n the 1st public holiday in Aus..I think I should at least understand the basic..

From the net (sorry..lazy to do referencing..don't sue me)

"Good Friday is observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is acknowledged in Christianity as the Friday during Holy Week, the day that the Church designates as the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. On this day, Christians commemorate the passion, suffering and death on the cross of the Lord, Jesus Christ. It is a day when Christians remember what Christ achieved on the cross and it is often marked by a variety of church services many of them taking place at three in the afternoon, the time the gospels tell us that Jesus was crucified. Many Christians spend this day in fasting, prayer, repentance, and meditation on the agony and suffering of Christ on the cross."

"Easter is the season of penitence and fasting which is roughly the forty days before Easter and was first observed in the early church as a time in which those preparing for baptism might be instructed in the faith. Today Christians use it as a time for some sort of spiritual development. This can take many forms such as prayer and fasting, self-denial, spiritual reading or some other discipline such as attending a Lent Course. Lent is often associated with Jesus’ retreat into the desert as a preparation for his ministry.

On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ. It is typically the most well-attended Sunday service of the year for Christian churches.

Christians believe according to Scripture, that Jesus came back to life, or was raised from the dead, 3 days after his death on the cross. As part of the Easter season, the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion, is commemorated on Good Friday, always the Friday just before Easter. Through his death, burial and resurrection, Jesus paid the penalty for sin, thus purchasing for all who believe in him, eternal life in Christ Jesus.

In Western Christianity, Easter marks the ending of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline in preparation for Easter. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday. Easter is always celebrated on the Sunday immediately following the Paschal Full Moon."

#The wonders of internet. I just copy n paste from here n there. XD

But what non-christians know about the cultural elements of this festive season are Easter Bunny and Easter Egg. Hehe..I was the same as well before researching the internet.

Oh well..that's the lesson for today..
Everyone out there...Have a Good Friday and do enjoy your Easter Break =)