Here is an article I wrote to Transcurrents.com two years ago.
Good Friday: A Sombre day in the Christian calendar
By saba-Thambi
Good Friday commemorates the death of Jesus Christ on the cross.
Church near Kilinochchi-Sri Lanka North, pictured in Jan 2010-courtesy: indi.ca
People in general query the meaning of the name “Good Friday” when it was in fact the darkest day in the liturgical calendar. Some argue that the word ‘Good’ derived from the old English synonym for “holy” and the others state that it has been altered from the word “God” to ‘good’ as in the derivation of the word “Good bye” from the origin of the phrase “God be with ye”.
However the Christians believe that Christ was humiliated and sacrificed on the cross and his resurrection meant a victory over death and sin for all mankind, hence it meant good. However the Eastern orthodox churches refer to this melancholy day as ‘Holy’ or ‘Great’ Friday. In Tamil it is remembered as Periya Vellikizhamai (பெரிய வெள்ளிக்கிழமை) To read more..
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