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Good Friday is when Jesus died. So we celebrate his death because he gave us new live if we have faith in him.

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Generally, people in English and Dutch speaking countries, who are part of Christendom, call Friday of their spring Holy Week "Good Friday." In early modern English, the meaning of "good" had the sense of "Holy."

The Oxford dictionary puts the reference under "good" as:

a) Pious, devout; worthy of approbation from the religious point of view.

b) (of books, etc.) Tending to spiritual edification. the good book: spec. The Bible.

c) of a day or season observed as holy by an orthodox "Christian" church.

Good tide: (a) Christmas; (b) Shrove Tuesday.

Merriam-Webster says under the etymology of good: "from its special sanctity."

American-Heritage gives "[From good, pious, holy (obsolete).]" So, "good" as used here is an archaic form of "holy".

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  • One of the common answers to the above question is that it was the day (evening, actually) on which Christ Jesus died as a propitiatory covering for the sins of all mankind - by far the greatest "good" anyone has ever done (or could ever do) for anyone else. At that point, God's covenant was fulfilled. and people the whole world over could attain to repentance and have the hope of everlasting life if they would choose to accept Jesus' sacrifice, imitate his ways, and obey him continually.
  • There is no definite fact on the origin of the name, but I did find this: The name may be derived from 'God's Friday,' in the same way that good-bye is derived from 'God be with ye'.

Good Friday is considered good to those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross on a Friday during passover to pay the price required from God the Father for the sin we have committed. His death burial and resurrection allows all who receive Jesus as their Savior to have a reconciled life with God.
Catholic AnswerGood Friday is a very good day because on this day Jesus saved all of mankind from its sins and enabled them to enter heaven. It is a solemn day as it is the day that Jesus suffered and die, but it is the day that God fully showed His love for mankind.
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For the majority in Christianity, it is believed that Jesus died on a Friday - hence the term Good Friday. These Christians would point to the crucifixion as the propiation (making right or as some like to say 'at-one-ment' for atonement) of all mankind allowing us a 'pathway' to salvation and eternal life. Thus the 'good' adjective use.

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It was the day when Jesus Christ Died.And we celbrate it in the memory of lord Jesus . 🙏🙏🙏

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Because this is the day Jesus Christ died for your sins! He died so you might live in him and be with him someday in heaven!

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Good Friday is observed in remembrance of the day Jesus was nailed to the cross.

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Good Friday is the day when Jesus Christ died on a cross to save all of mankind from the separation from God that they deserve because of our sinful nature.

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