Good Friday
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Celebrations | No traditional celebrations |
|---|---|
| Observances | Worship services, prayer and vigil services, fasting, almsgiving |
| Significance | crucifixion |
| Jesus Christ | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 504732 |
About Good Friday
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover.
Israel-Gaza war: The Red Cross's delicate role in hostage crises
... Until the Good Friday agreement for peace and power sharing in Northern Ireland, the ICRC visited members of paramilitary groups who had been imprisoned there...
Sinn Féin ard fheis: Mary Lou McDonald calls for Citizens' Assembly on Irish unity
... In relation to Northern Ireland, Ms McDonald said the generation of politicians who worked on the 1998 Good Friday Agreement " wrote Ireland s chapter of peace"...
Irish unity: Micheál Martin warns UK against changing vote terms
... " The 1998 Good Friday peace agreement states that Northern Ireland s constitutional status cannot change without the consent of a majority of its people...
Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland forging new friendships
... " Growing up in the 1970s and 80s, and as a young teacher in Dundalk in the early to mid-90s, before the ceasefire and the Good Friday peace agreement, I remember being really worried about what I was seeing, " she said...
Omagh bomb service 'testament to community spirit' 25 years on
... It happened four months after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, the peace deal that eventually brought an end to decades of violence known as the Troubles...
PSNI data breach: Officers looking over their shoulders
... The Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended the violence in 1998, promised reforms to policing...
Varadkar - Blues brother or big mouth?
... I asked if he was talking about joint authority over Northern Ireland shared between the British and Irish governments and he pointed out there was no provision for that in the Good Friday Agreement - but nor was there any provision for direct rule from Westminster, he said, adding: " I don t mean anything specifically...
PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne faces questions over major data breach
... Dissident groups opposed to the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement remain committed to using violence to try to bring about a united Ireland and consider the PSNI " legitimate targets"...
Irish unity: Micheál Martin warns UK against changing vote terms
By Rebekah WilsonBBC News NI
UK government ministers " need to be careful" when discussing possible changes to the terms of a referendum on Irish unity, Micheál Martin Has said.
The tánaiste (Irish deputy Prime Minister ) was speaking after Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker reportedly said such a vote should need a " super-majority" for it to succeed.
At present, such a referendum requires a simple majority of 50% Plus One .
Mr Martin told Bbc News NI: " You can't rewrite agreements on the hoof.
" You can't say: 'Well, you need 60% for this or 70% for That ' - referendums are referendums.
" These are very fundamental constitutional changes That were endorsed by The People of The Island , it's a very important point - we can't just casually dismiss That . "
The 1998 Good Friday peace agreement states That Northern Ireland 's constitutional status cannot change without the consent of a majority of its people.
This Week Mr Baker said he believed a super-majority was necessary for a united Ireland after the UK's experience with the Brexit referendum.
Although he supported the Leave campaign in That poll, he has since said he regrets That it did not require the support of 60% of those who voted.
His suggestion was criticised by SDLP leader Colum Eastwood , Who Said on The Level of support needed for a vote on Irish unity to pass.
But Mr Baker's proposal has since been played down by Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris, Who Said .
Speaking on Bbc News NI's Sunday Politics programme, Mr Martin said politicians should Focus On " practical things".
" You had your 70% or plus, if I recall, for the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement and I think what's important is That we Focus On the evolving situation, " He Said .
" Why do we always end up getting into arguments about super-majorities and Everything Else when really The People want us to do practical things That benefit their daily lives? "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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