Easter

[kendo2]

My grandson wants to know. Why is "Good Friday" so called when Jesus was murdered on this day.i.e.Whats good about that!!! He's got a point. I have to have an answer.

[Janbuck]

Look back at some of the posts earlier today. I was going to ask the question myself but found loads of answers on this site.

[lelliej]

Various trains of thought on this say that Good Friday could have originally been God's Friday, or that it is so called because a lot of good came out of this, or that good may mean holy - I would explain to my grandchildren tht it's no really known, but these could be some of the reasons - hope this helps

[Janbuck]

Sorry kendo2 I meant to say look in History & Myths for your answer

[shaneystar2]

Another explanation here

http://www.kencollins.com/question-11.htm

[electricblue]

I was also having this conversation with my son today!!

[thatman]

Jesus died for Mankind to atone for the the sins of the the World, to be resurrected later. Surely total forgiveness is good.

[robbo82]

Because it means we get to eat lots of chocolate?

[GK Fanatic]

Robbo Robbo Robbo.......you don't eat the chocolate until Sunday. Good Friday should be a day of fasting and abstinence...................you can take the girl out of the convent but unfortunately you can't take the convent out of the girl !! Enjoy your chocolate........TOMORROW !!!