Good Friday is a Christian religious holiday that represents the crucifixion of Jesus. Good Friday is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday and Easter Friday. Good Friday is a day when Catholics do not eat meat and when pubs are closed. On Good Friday shops are not allowed to sell alcohol. Some people go to church to do the stations of the cross. There are 14 stations of the cross and each station tells the story of Jesus carrying the cross up the hill of Calvary and what happens to him on his way up. On his way up he gets wiped by the Roman soldiers and falls to his knees several times.
Jesus was crucified on the cross on Good Friday. His body was buried in a tomb and an enormous stone was put over the entrance so no one stole his body. On Sunday the stone had been moved and his body was gone. Jesus was seen later that day and for forty days afterwards. People had realised that God had raised Jesus from the dead. This was called the resurrection.
The Easter egg represents the rising of Jesus when god revived him from the dead. The Hot Cross Bun represents the cross that Jesus was nailed to on the hill of Calvary.
On Easter my family waits until everyone wakes up, go out and find the Easter eggs and eat them for breakfast.
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