easter

[mandimoo]

i gave up crisps for lent and i really thought i was doing it because jesus went into a cave and starved whilst he was there and he came out on good friday and thats when we can stop giving up crisps..... anyway, it turns out im sorely mistaken about all this so can someone please give me a brief synopsis of the notable days of easter...... and, quite importantly to me, when can i have a packet of walkers cheese and onion?

[China Doll]

Sunday. It's Sunday you can finally stop your 44 days and 44 nights pledge of no crisps.

Good Friday he was crucified and he rose from the dead on the Sunday. So Sunday is the day of celebration. (Well it is in catholism if memory serves).

[froggequene]

Easter Sunday is the day it comes to an end.

You voluntarily gave up crisps for Lent, in ye olden days which aren't so long ago they gave up a lot more then a few treats. You've done so well, can't you wait one more day?

[styley]

Jesus ate again before good friday

[mandimoo]

why do they call it good friday? i mean, whats good about getting crucified?

[froggequene]

Why Good Friday is called Good Friday:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/4/mes sages/1017.html

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

The bit that will interest you:
Many modern Protestants consider the observation of Lent to be a choice, rather than an obligation. They may decide to give up a favorite food or drink (e.g. chocolate, alcohol) or activity (e.g. going to the movies, playing video games) for Lent, or they may instead decide to take on a Lenten discipline such as devotions, volunteering for charity work, and so forth. Roman Catholics may also observe Lent in this way, in addition to the dietary restrictions outlined above, though observation is no longer mandatory under the threat of mortal sin. Many Christians who choose not to follow the dietary restrictions cite 1 Timothy 4:1-5 which warns of doctrines that "forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth."

When observing fasting or abstinence during Lent, regard must be paid to the fact that Sundays are Feast Days, so the fast or abstinence may be broken. If one counts the days from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter Sunday, excluding the Sundays, one will see that there are 40 of them, equating with the number of days Christ spent in the wilderness.