2007-03-27 09:54:36 · 17 answers · asked by chez 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
It's a corruption of God Friday which commemorates when Jesus was crucified, taking the punishment for all our sins ans repairing our relationship with God.
Happy Easter!
2007-03-27 19:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by britishchippy 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Some view the term "Good Friday" (used in English and Dutch) as a corruption of the term "God's Friday
Good Friday is called good because on this day Jesus was crucified for our redemption of our sins. In the Old World Christian Churches...Orthodox Churches, it is called "Holy Friday." Latin nations, Slavs and Hungarians call it "Great Friday;" in Germany it is "Friday of Mourning;" and in Norway, it is "Long Friday."
2007-03-27 10:29:49 · answer #2 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if i remember the languages correctly then this is the story...
in latin, it was called God Friday. like the Lord God, or whatever.
when it was translated into other languages, there were mistranslations and in english and other languages we now call it "good friday". it's the difference of an 'o'.
just like the thing with the Red Sea deal with the Exodus. people think it was actually the Reed Sea because it may have been mistranslated into all bibles as "red sea"
hope that helps.
2007-03-27 10:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well now ifin ya went to public scool you would call it that- but if you went to a school that taught you to count to three- you would know it's a farce- there are not three days and three night starting at Friday and ending on Sunday- but Dagon the fish God was worshiped on Friday by the Romans- hey, maybe that's why they have all the fish Fry's on Friday?!!! the Bible warns you- all will be led astray- you going to be one of them???
2007-03-31 07:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by drox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called Good Friday because Jesus died for our sins. It has absolutely nothing to do with the feelings of the people then. Christians view it as "good" because Jesus died for mankind so that our sins may be forgiven.
2007-03-28 20:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by TaraTragedy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The day good triumphed over evil as far as I know.
--Cheeky Lad
2007-03-27 15:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For some Christians this is a day of solumn celebration or observance, when Jesus gave his life to redeem the world.
2007-03-27 10:03:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus died on the Friday
2007-03-28 00:19:01 · answer #8 · answered by Choccywoccy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think because that Friday is caled.
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2007-03-27 10:03:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
influenced by my faith ....
good friday is the day jesus died to save us from our sin on the cross.
2007-03-27 10:08:58 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋