Know The Significance of Good Friday, Why It Is Celebrated

For Christians, Good Friday is viewed as being of utmost importance. This day is observed as the day that Jesus Christ was crucified, killed, and buried.

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On Good Friday, it is traditional in some cultures to eat fish rather than meat in remembrance of Jesus's death.

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