People of which religion celebrates Good Friday?

Answer 1

As early as the 4th c., Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land would walk the route that Our Lord walked as He made His way to Golgotha for our salvation. When Muslims captured Jerusalem and it became too dangerous to make this pilgrimage, Christians replicated the sites back home in Europe, and there developed the "Stations of the Cross" devotion (also known as "Way of the Cross," "Via Dolorosa," or "Via Crucis").

The devotion consists of meditating on 14 events -- that number being fixed in 1731 by Pope Clement XII -- which took place during Christ's Passion, from His being condemned to His burial. Franciscans popularized the devotion, which was originally made outside, often along roads to shrines or churches. The Way of the Cross can still be made outside, of course -- a perfect idea for a Mary Garden -- but is usually made inside nowadays, especially during the Season of Lent and most especially on Good Friday.



The 14 stations are :

Jesus is Condemned to Die
Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
Jesus Falls the First Time
Jesus Meets His Mother
Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
Veronica Wipes Jesus' Face
Jesus Falls the Second Time
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
Jesus Falls the Third Time
Jesus is Stripped
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
Jesus Dies on the Cross
Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

Answer 2

In the most general sense, I would say that all Christians who believe in celebrating holy days would observe Good Friday.

This means pretty much all believers of the Orthodox (Catholic, Greek, Eastern, Coptic, Ethiopian), Reform (mainstream Protestant) and most evangelical theological denominations. There are a relatively small number of Christians (I've encountered some) who consider Christmas, Easter and all other holy days to be relics of pagan spiritualilty, and so reject any celebration thereof.

Good Friday is commemorated by the majority of Christians worldwide as the observance of a solemn day on which Jesus was Crucified. Catholics in particular (my tradition) observe fasting (eating smaller meals with no snacking) and abstinence (no meat) out of reverence. Some observe a day of total silence, and most attend services to commemorate the Crucifixion. Some stay awake until the Holy Saturday services the next night. All are done according to the individual's conscience.

Answer 3

Christianity

Answer 4

Christians

Answer 5

Good Friday is not a Christian requirement. It is another Catholic invention.

Answer 6

Christianity does.

Answer 7

I celebrate every friday. they are all good.

Answer 8

Catholics in particular (other denominations may, but Catholicism is the one that’s famous for it).

Answer 9

all the Christian religions

Answer 10

Catholicism does.