Abstract
This paper describes the origins of the rituals practiced on the Christian holy days of Good Friday and Easter, explaining, that more than any other rituals of the Christian Church, these are the most holiest of all. The paper goes on to explain what these holy days celebrate and mean to Christianity and why they are sacred to that religion.

From the Paper
"The importance of these days, culminating in Easter are the basis for the Christian beliefs in Christ as the Son of God, and the Resurrection is not just the proof thereof, but the foundation for the involvement of all Christian religions in the expectations that all deserving faithful will find an entrance into Heaven, by following the words and expectations of Jesus. Death and Resurrection are what this "weekend" is all about: the despair of death on the cross, and the joy at the resurrection. Modern theologians may consider the resurrection of the soul, rather than mortal remains, as proof that the Christian faithful will be rewarded for having led a good life on earth. If nothing else, the Good Friday ritual enables the faithful Christian to "enter into Jesus' death with the confidence that we will be raised with Christ.""

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