Good Friday
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Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Friday (religious context) | 1 |
| Good Friday (Divine Mercy Novena) | 1 |
| Good Friday liturgy | 1 |
| Great and Holy Friday | 1 |
| Holy Friday | 1 |
| St. Bartholomew's Day | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Good Friday
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Friday (religious context)
Great Friday ⓘ Good Friday ⓘ
surface form:
Great and Holy Friday
Good Friday ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Friday
|
| associatedEvent |
Passion of Christ
ⓘ
Passion of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Last Words of Jesus
Stations of the Cross ⓘ Veneration of the Cross ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
abstinence from meat
ⓘ
church services ⓘ fasting ⓘ penance ⓘ prayer ⓘ processions ⓘ reading of the Passion narrative ⓘ silence and mourning ⓘ |
| calendar |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
Julian calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Crucifixion of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
crucifixion of Jesus Christ
death of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| dateDependsOn | Easter date ⓘ |
| follows | Maundy Thursday ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anabaptist churches
ⓘ
Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Moravian Church in America ⓘ
surface form:
Moravian Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox churches
Pentecostal churches ⓘ Protestant churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ |
| observedOn | Friday before Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Week
ⓘ
Paschal Triduum ⓘ |
| precedes |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
Holy Saturday ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Germany ⓘ India ⓘ
surface form:
India (selected states)
New Zealand ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Singapore ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| season |
Lent
ⓘ
Paschal Triduum ⓘ |
| significance | remembrance of Jesus Christ’s suffering and death ⓘ |
| theology |
atonement
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ sacrifice of Christ ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holy Friday
this entity surface form:
Great and Holy Friday
this entity surface form:
Black Friday (religious context)
this entity surface form:
St. Bartholomew's Day
this entity surface form:
Good Friday liturgy
this entity surface form:
Good Friday (Divine Mercy Novena)