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ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Christian community living in
capital, like across the country, is all set to observe Good Friday
on March 25 to mark the forthcoming Easter on Sunday.
Prayers and rituals would be held at all the Churches across
the country while special prayer ceremonies will continue till
midnight.
Good Friday is observed before Easter Sunday as a religious
day on which Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
and his death.It is believed that lord died on Good Friday and
resurrected on Easter Sunday.
Good Friday is called so because christians believe that Jesus
sacrificed his life for humanity and good of everyone.
According to the Christians, Jesus rose from the dead on the
third day after his crucifixion.His resurrection is celebrated on
Easter Day or Easter Sunday (also Resurrection Day or Resurrection
Sunday).
Easter marks the end of Lent, a forty-day period of fasting,
prayer, and penance.The last week of the Lent is called Holy Week,
and it contains Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death
of Jesus.
Easter is followed by fifty-day period called Eastertide or
the Easter Season, ending with Pentecost Sunday.
Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in
relation to the civil calendar.It occurs during the spring, in
March or April; the method for determining the date of Easter Sunday
is complex, based on lunisolar calendar.
Easter customs vary across the Christian world, but decorating
Easter eggs is a common motif.In the Western world, customs such as
egg hunting and Easter Bunny extend from the domain of church, and
often have a secular character.