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Accra, April 18, GNA –
As Holy Week enters its fifth day, Christians are preparing for Easter.
festivities, beginning with Holy Thursday, the commemoration of Jesus
The last meal of Christ with his disciples.
C & # 39; was at this event
that Judas Iscariot, one of his 12 disciples, betrayed him with a kiss
report to Roman soldiers to arrest him.
On Fridays, Christians
in Ghana, would join other faithful around the world to celebrate Good Friday,
which marks the death of Jesus Christ of the crucifixion, in the hands of the Romans
about 2000 years ago, at Calvary.
The day is significant
on the Christian calendar as he affirms the belief in the sacrificial death of
Jesus Christ reconcile man with God after the curse and separation
caused by the disobedience and sin of Adam and Eve.
Most of the faithful would be
wear traditional mourning clothes – mainly dark colors, in black, red and
Brown. Hymns and solemn chants, in the middle of the
the preaching of repentance and salvation would characterize the services.
Some churches are
the organization of conventions across the country, while the Catholic Church
organize the stations of the cross to portray the journey of the agony of Christ
walk towards his crucifixion and his death.
Holy Saturday, the
transition between crucifixion and resurrection, would precede Easter, the
Sunday of the Resurrection.
Easter is marked by
the faithful dressed in white attracted with merry services early in the morning to
Celebrate Christ's victory over the death and power of God over Satan. he
also affirms the belief that faithful Christians will enjoy eternal life
paradise.
There would also be
worship and worship concerts.
Easter, the most
important event in the Christian calendar, is the foundation of the Christian faith.
Thus, without the resurrection, there would have been no Christianity.
Theologians put the
first recorded observation of Easter in the 2nd century, although it is
believed that it could have been marked much sooner than that.
With picnics,
meetings and other fun activities, Ghanaians would mark Easter Monday
Vacation.
Kwahu in the
The eastern regions are known for their pbadionate Easter celebration, with
Homecoming.
GNA
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