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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Good Friday

Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday (also Holy and Great Friday), and Black Friday.

Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.

According to Wikipedia, it 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 Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday (also Holy and Great Friday), and Black Friday.

Good Friday is one of the amazing celebrations for Christians all over the world.

Below are the 10 facts you didn’t know about Good Friday:

On Good Friday 1930 the BBC reported that there was no news so instead, they played piano music.
During the Great Fire of New Orleans in 1788, priests refused to allow church bells to be rung as fire alarms because it was Good Friday. As a result, 856 buildings burned during the conflagration.
Many parts of Germany ban dancing on Good Friday. “The strictest bans start at 4 a.m. on Thursday and run through Saturday.”
In the Philippines, they re-enact the Crucifixion on Good Friday by actually nailing people (people who volunteer) to a cross.
The Good Friday Earthquake, a magnitude 9.2 quake centered in Alaska, caused the water in the Edwards Aquifer located in San Antonio to ‘slosh’ at least 5 feet – and then the pen skipped off the page.
In 1592, “the London Clerk of Markets issued a decree forbidding the sale of hot cross buns and other spiced bread, except at burials, on Good Friday, or at Christmas. The punishment for transgressing the decree was forfeiture of all the forbidden product to the poor.”
The Saturday after Good Friday and before Easter Sunday is called Holy Saturday.
Ireland bans alcohol sales on Good Friday.
No-one’s entirely sure where the name “Good Friday” actually came from.
In 1935, the Germans published a new calendar, removing names of saints’ days and Good Friday was named in memory of the 4500 Saxons who were murdered by Charlemagne the Butcher.