Congratulations President Jokowi For Good Friday To Christians

JAKARTA - President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wishes the people of Kristiniani religious New Year. This was conveyed through social media accounts uploaded today.

"To my Christian brothers. Happy Celebrating Good Friday 2023," Jokowi wrote on his Instagram personal account quoted by VOI, Friday, April 7.

For information, today Christians celebrate Good Friday, which in 2023 falls on Friday 7 March.

For Christians, Good Friday is a holy day. The government even set April 7 as a holiday.

It is known that Good Friday is a very important day for Christians because that day marks the crossing of Jesus Christ which was carried out in Bukit Golgota. Jesus' crossing was carried out to bear human sins.

In general, the meaning of Good Friday is a holy day as well as a day of grief over the crossing of Christ, the forgiveness of sins by Christ, and fasting.

On that day Christians will hold various series of worship such as fasting, services, sermons in the church, prayers, or singing songs of praise for Jesus.

In Christianity, Good Friday is one of three other holy days, namely Holy Thursday and Easter. Christians will celebrate Easter or the Awakening of Jesus Christ three days after Good Friday.

When Easter Christians will worship on Sunday at dawn. As for Catholics, the worship procession is usually carried out from Easter Eve or Saturday evening until it is called Holy Saturday.