Good Friday
Type | Christian
Significance | Commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ
Celebrations | No traditional celebrations
Observances | Worship services, prayer and vigil services, fasting, almsgiving
Date | The Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday
2018 date | March 30 (Western) April 6 (Eastern)
2019 date | April 19 (Western) April 26 (Eastern)
2020 date | April 10 (Western) April 17 (Eastern)
2021 date | April 2 (Western) April 30 (Eastern)
Frequency | Annual
Related to | Passover, Christmas (which celebrates the birth of Jesus), Septuagesima, Quinquagesima, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lent, Palm Sunday, Spy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Holy Saturday which lead up to Easter, Easter Sunday (primarily), Divine Mercy Sunday, Ascension, Pentecost, Whit Monday, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi and Feast of the Sacred Heart which follow it. It is related to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which focuses on the benefits, graces, and merits of the Cross, rather than Jesus's death.