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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSuperstitions say that buns baked on Good Friday will never spoil, protect against shipwrecks and will even shield your home from fire. Another old legend says that people who share a hot cross bun will remain good friends for a year \u2014 if \u2014 they say a special rhyme while enjoying the bun: \u201cHalf for you and half for me, between us two shall goodwill be.\u201d Might be worth a try\u2026.
Another superstition encourages you to get a haircut on Good Friday \u2014 it prevents headaches for the rest of the year (and makes you look nice for Easter.)
Every year, the open-air play \u201cThe Passion of Jesus\u201d is performed in London\u2019s Trafalgar Square \u2014 for free. It\u2019s even streamed live on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamaica has a strange custom \u2014 before sunrise, you crack an egg and add just the egg white to a glass of water. As the rising sun heats the egg, patterns form in the glass. Elders believe the way the white swirls can predict the way in which you will die.
The Irish have a tradition of marking eggs with a holy cross and having each family member eat one on Easter Sunday \u2014 doing this will help bring good health and luck in the next year. They also believe that eggs laid on Good Friday will never rot \u2014 some people hold onto eggs for decades just to prove the myth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Philippines, they re-enact the Crucifixion by actually nailing people (they are volunteers.)
Every year on Good Friday, Bermuda holds its famous kitefest. People go to the beach for a day of easter egg hunts, Bermudian food and kite flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Pope Benedict XVI visited Cuba in 2012, he requested that the Cuban government make Good Friday an official holiday, allowing people to stay home and observe the sacred day without taking off work \u2014 his request was granted.
In New Zealand, TV and radio ads are prohibited between 6 a.m. and noon on Good Friday, out of respect for the religious day of observance.
In Germany, this day is called Sorrowful Friday and dancing is prohibited, forcing nightclubs to close or risk being fined.\u00a0
The very first Good Friday was observed on Friday, April 3, A.D. 33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Good Friday in 1930, BBC radio announced, \u201cThere is no news.\u201d The station then played piano music for the rest of the day. I\u2019m pretty sure that\u2019s not likely to happen this year.
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Today, April 15 this year, is Good Friday. The day is observed as an occasion for fasting, reflection, prayer and solemnity by most Christians and Catholics. The date of Good Friday shifts from year to year \u2014 it all comes … Continue reading