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- Good Friday - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
As early as the 2nd century, members of the Christian church commemorated the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death with fasting and penance on the Friday before Easter, which became known as Good Friday. Good Friday is a legal holiday in some states in the U.S. as well as in England and Canada.