If Easter fell on a 15th of the month, would the preceding Friday (i.e., Friday the 13th) still be good?
engine
4:22 pm on Apr 18, 2014 (gmt 0)
hehe, surely, Friday is always good!
graeme_p
5:20 am on Apr 19, 2014 (gmt 0)
The derivations of "good" in good Friday probably does not mean "good" in the modern sense: it may be a corruption of "God's Friday" or simply mean "religious holiday".
What is good Friday called in other languages.
The people for whom it is good Friday should also not, if they are consistent, attach any importance to the number 13 - of course people are not always terribly logical.
not2easy
5:05 pm on Apr 19, 2014 (gmt 0)
Viernes Santo in spanish - "Holy Friday"
graeme_p
5:04 am on Apr 20, 2014 (gmt 0)
A lot more obviously logical than Good Friday!
I have now gone on to look up the origins of Maundy Thursday, Easter and Lent am not trying to find other day names that have interesting etymology.
