
Good Friday, the Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday, commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ
Good Friday (from the meanings "pious", "holy" of the word "good" - Good Friday is therefore also known as
Holy Friday) is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary (Golgotha).
It is part of
Holy Week (
Easter Week), the annual Christian observance commemorating Jesus' last week on earth and the events leading up to his resurrection two days later on
Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover.
It is preceded by
Holy Thursday (
Maundy Thursday) and followed by
Holy Saturday (often referred to - wrongly - as
Easter Saturday).
It is also known as Great Friday,
Easter Friday (though this term correctly refers to the following Friday, the Friday in Easter Week) and Black Friday (not to be confused with "
Black Friday" in late November, the name given to the first day of the
Christmas shopping season in the United States).
Good Friday is a public holiday in many countries but not in the United States.
Further reading:
Good Friday on Wikipedia
2021 calendar as templates for
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A selection of calendar templates for 2021 in landscape and portrait orientation and with US federal holidays, suitable for a variety of applications.