Good Friday??

[gruesomebrat]

I'm not sure what's so good about it. I mean, besides the obvious fact that it's a statutory holiday, which means no-one has to go into work today, what's the 'good' part of this holiday? Before it was a stat holiday, it was still considered good, and yet the origin of the holiday comes from the fact that today is supposedly the anniversary of Christ's crucifixion. Are we supposed to celebrate the fact that our 'Lord and Saviour' was killed on this day 2012 years ago (give or take a few years)? And if not, then why the misleading title for the holiday?

Perhaps one of our resident Christians can explain this one to me. When I was younger, I asked my pastor, but the answer he gave me was sort of unsatisfactory. Apparently, according to that pastor, we're acknowledging the fact that he was crucified to make the celebration of his resurrection that much more meaningful. Personally, attending a funeral for a guy who's been dead for 2000 years doesn't make his resurrection any more meaningful to me, since I'm not sure that I believe people can come back from the dead (regardless of what the zombie movies keep telling me).

 

[Cognisant]

It has nothing to do with Christianity, Easter was a seasonal celebration to some pagan fertility goddess that was associated with rabbits, the Christians probably just hijacked it because they couldn't get people to stop celebrating on that day, I'm pretty sure this also explains the whole painting eggs thing (fertility) which clearly has nothing to do with a guy being tortured to death.

It probably explains the no meat on good Friday thing too, y'know if your going to thank a woodland goddess/spirit thing for making the crops grow, the chickens lay eggs and the rabbits plentiful, you may want to hold off on eating what are supposedly her little friends.

Which again has absolutely nothing to do with Christianity.

Edit: Here's the link.

 

[gruesomebrat]

Wait, I'm not supposed to eat meat on Good Friday???

*looks at breakfast sausage*
*shrugs*
*eats it anyway*

Oops... didn't know about that part. Pagan rabbit festival makes sense, I suppose. I had always thought that the rabbits and eggs came afterwards, as a commercialization of the holiday. If they came before, though, then suddenly the whole Easter/Good Friday mess makes a bit more sense in my head.

 

[Amagi82]

Yep. Almost all the "Christian" holidays are rooted in pagan festivals.

 

[Meer]

was killed on this day 2012 years ago (give or take a few years)

Jesus was born in 3 or 4 BC or something like that, and died when he was around 33. 2012 - 30 = 1982 years ago.

Fertility goddess worship? Sweet, I love boobs.

 

[Kuu]

Actually one is not supposed to eat meat on any friday during the whole of advent. (Or something like that, it's been a long time). Not a single shit have I ever given to it.

EDIT: It was lent, not advent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent#Fasting_and_abstinence

 

[Cavallier]

You know, I've always thought that Christian holidays could really be livened up by a bit more feasting. Oh, and lewd dancing after everyone gets drunk.

Edit: I don't think I need to wait for someone to agree with me on that one.

So! I've been brewing up a nice little IPA. Whose wants me to serve them up a pint while Bat sets up the May Pole (That's for later *winkwink*)?

 

[Cognisant]

You know, I've always thought that Christian holidays could really be livened up by a bit more feasting. Oh, and lewd dancing after everyone gets drunk.

We call that friday night around here.

So! I've been brewing up a nice little IPA. Whose wants me to serve them up a pint while Bat sets up the May Pole (That's for later *winkwink*)?

I don't know what a may pole is but I'll do anything once

 

[snafupants]

I love how the entire forum is still on on Friday night.

Should I sing some Rebecca Black?

 

[Meer]

Hey, I made some sangria.

 

[Cavallier]

We call that friday night around here.


I don't know what a may pole is but I'll do anything once

May Poles are the perfect INTP dance! You don't have to have any coordination (in fact falling over each other is half the fun), clothing is optional, and it's basically a giant dirty metaphor for sex!

 

[Minuend]

I think Cog must have a good Friday, cause he's been using a lot of pictures with couples recently.....D : What is he not telling us?