CHRISTIANS ALL over the world spend Good Friday in praying, fasting, in repentence and in thinking about the agony and suffering of the son of God Jesus Christ who suffered when he was crucified on a cross by the Romans.
According to the New Testament of the Bible, Christ died to absolve all humanity of all sins. In this way he's supposed to have encouraged and asked people to be inspired by his example by asking for forgiveness and allowing Christ in their lives.
Therefore, Good Friday is also day marked for redemption.
Christian experts say that the holiday is called Good Friday because the day represents the best beliefs about Christianity - of Friday being the day for 'The Perfect Sacrifice'; that on this day Jesus Christ 'Died For Our Sins'; and that the crucification on Friday was the 'Ultimate Act of Love'.
A Hindu parallel, while not being wholly similar, is often given of the Hindu God-incarnate Ram who allowed himself of being bannished for 14 years of no fault of his, but did so by considering it his duty and dharma. Similarly, Christ considered it his dharma to sacrifice his life and this took place on a Friday.
But recently there's been a debate in the West about considering Christian holidays, such as Good Friday, as an official government holiday. People have started to protest against what they believe is bias being shown towards Christianity and Christian beliefs. Due to this thinking accommodating Christian beliefs is being questioned especially when Christianity competes with people from other religious and ethnic backgrounds.
Between 1.9 billion and 2.1 billion people in the world are Christians - accounting for between 29-32 per cent of the population. There are 30 million Christians in India. Around the world, more than 3,600 Christian groups exist.
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