As children are home from school and federal offices are closed, you might be wondering why Good Friday is celebrated. Good Friday falls on Friday, April 3, and it is a solemn and sacred day. While at ...

If you’re planning to send out packages today, you’re in luck. Good Friday, a Christian religious observance, is not recognized as a federal holiday in the United States. That means many essential ...

Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ and is observed the Friday before Easter. While an important Christian holiday, Good Friday is not a federal holiday in the United ...

Lent is officially over, but Easter Sunday — often considered the most significant holiday in Christianity — is still a couple of days away. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a ...

As April begins, Lent ends, welcoming the Easter weekend of Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. With preparations for Easter dinner and egg hunts underway, do not forget that before the day ...

Good Friday is observed by Christians to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed on Good Friday. The U.S. bond market will be open on Good ...

The United States stock markets will close on Friday, April 3, in observance of Good Friday, one of several Christian celebrations that pay homage to Jesus Christ. Here's what to know. The Nasdaq and ...

Lent and the 2026 Easter season, which began with Ash Wednesday as part of triple holiday overlap in mid-February, are nearing an end for Christians in the United States and around the world. Good ...

The first Friday of the month is usually a very busy night in downtown Phoenix as streets close, vendors pop up and people flood in to enjoy all the fun. The First Fridays Art Walk in downtown Phoenix ...

As Lent ends and Easter Sunday nears, Christians prepare to celebrate Good Friday. For observers, the spring holiday commemorates the day Jesus Christ was crucified, killed and buried. He would be ...

Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. In 2026, Good Friday will be observed on Friday, April 3. Easter Sunday falls on April 5. The holiday is ...

Has 2026 felt extra unlucky? Well, it does have the maximum amount of Friday the 13ths possible for a year. This Friday, March 13, marks the second Friday the 13th this year – and one more is lurking.