Good Friday · Jom'eh-ye Nik

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

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Good Friday, also called Holy or Great Friday, is the solemn Christian day of the crucifixion and death of Jesus at Calvary, kept in Holy Week. Many churches mark it with fasting and services; some hold a three-hour service from noon to 3 p.m., the hours the Bible says darkness covered the land. Eastern and Western churches compute Easter differently, so their Good Fridays can fall on different dates.