Why Do They Call It Good Friday?

[DTCwordfan]

So good old Jesus gets to lug half a tree trunk through the streets of Jerusalem, then is strung up on it, a spear through the side and a crown of thorns and left to contemplate the rest of his life there....Not exactly a great day out, I would have thought - so why Good - and it ain't that good for sheep getting devoured either, the oven or the barbie beckoning......

Time for a G&T, I guess.

[New Judge]

It could have been worse, though. It could have been me !!!!!

[pixie374]

We are celebrating chocolate... always good.
I actually thought "good" was a variation of "God's" but could well be making that up.

[hc4361]

pixie is correct

[Buenchico]

It's derived from an archaic definition of 'good', meaning 'holy'.

[Bazile]

Yes NJ - he died for
you ?

[THECORBYLOON]

CHRIS is correct.

[pixie374]

Alternatively-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27067136

[Buenchico]

The relevant definition of 'good' from the OED:
http://www.upl.co/uploads/OEDGood1555690267.jpg
(See the quotations)

[Old_Geezer]

It's good because he knew he'd be getting a chocolate egg in a couple of days.

[pixie374]

Thanks Chris xx same as the link then xx

[pixie374]

It wasn't really "the rest of his life" tbh, dt. He slept through the weekend. We've all done that xx

[Calicogirl]

It's also Passover x

[gulliver1]

I Think, TGT Thought Good Friday was going to be Brexit Day, ? PMSL.

[DTCwordfan]

that's the new definition of 'Passover', gulliver.....

[pixie374]

Pushover, more like

[DTCwordfan]

hee, hee....

[Togo]

“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.”

G.K. Chesterton.

[Peter Pedant]

connie - our teacher - when I was 6 said
it was because jesus died for our sins

[Peter Pedant]

// Thought Good Friday was going to be Brexit Day,//

no Brexit day is when all the con men like the st nige worship Mammon