Why is good friday gazetted holiday but not easter?

Icemoon SG

why ah?

Isn't easter the more important holiday? Easter has been celebrated since the beginning of the bible canon (because Anthanasius wrote a letter to his flocks about easter and he listed out the books of the bible).

But never heard before last time got good friday leh?

Does it matter whether you have a public holiday on friday or monday? Laughing

If it doesnt matter, we should take the more important Christian holiday.

Or issit because some Christian minister wanted a free day on friday and sunday? As opposed to only a free day on sunday.

Chin Eng SG

don't use words like Easter leh.... may offend some other folks Laughing

I think it's because the 4 races of Singapore is each allowed to have 2 days of holiday for their faith.

Chinese - have the two days of CNY.
Malay - have the two Hari Rayas - Haji and Puasa
Indian - has Vesak Day and Deepavali,
Eurasian - have Christmas and Good Friday.

Icemoon SG

shouldn't we celebrate a "good monday" instead? since:

1. paschal (ahem) is the more important holiday
2. good friday is never good in a sense .. it is a sad day 'cos Yeshua was crucified and the curtain in the Holy of Holies was torn?

Kuali Baba SG

Both Good Friday and Easter Monday are holidays in Europe. Sad

Some kids get an extended break too.

Icemoon SG

Under the guise of fairness, Christians only allowed two holidays. So xmas is taken up. Shouldn't paschal (ahem) take priority over good friday? Neutral

Icemoon SG

Amazingly Vesak Day is not Indian holiday leh!! Buddhism is not Hinduism. Laughing

How come thaipusam not gazetted ah?

Chin Eng SG

My pastor explained that the word "good" in good Friday has got to be seen in the light on someone willing to die for humanity. Curtain of Holy of Holies was torn is a good thing... it signifies the direct contact with God which prior to that was that every human being has to go through the high priest.... but enough of old covenant and new covenant lah... already kena accused of not being obedient to God. Laughing

OK, i think i stand corrected. I just know that there are two Indian holiday, not sure which the one though.

Chin Eng SG

... Singapore holidays probably decided long time ago by garmen who gathered the religious leaders and gave them some choices, eg "you'd get two days, pick two of the best for yourself" Laughing

mancha SG

Sometime ago Easter Monday was a holiday here.
The Singapore Grand Prix was always held during this weekend.
Do not know when Easter Monday holiday was taken away.

We now have 11 holidays. The eight mentioned above + New Year's Day, Labour Day and National Day. Also Election Day will also be a holiday, when the time comes to elect the President,.... or the PAP. Laughing

SingaporeMacross SG

Pascha is already a public holiday. Why? Because it is on Sunday!

ObiterDicta SG

From the online Catholic Encyclopedia:

"Good Friday, called Feria VI in Parasceve in the Roman Missal, he hagia kai megale paraskeue (the Holy and Great Friday) in the Greek Liturgy, Holy Friday in Romance Languages, Charfreitag (Sorrowful Friday) in German, is the English designation of Friday in Holy Week -- that is, the Friday on which the Church keeps the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Parasceve, the Latin equivalent of paraskeue, preparation (i.e. the preparation that was made on the sixth day for the Sabbath; see Mark 15:42), came by metonymy to signify the day on which the preparation was made; but while the Greeks retained this use of the word as applied to every Friday, the Latins confined its application to one Friday. Irenaeus and Tertullian speak of Good Friday as the day of the Pasch; but later writers distinguish between the Pascha staurosimon (the passage to death), and the Pascha anastasimon (the passage to life, i.e. the Resurrection). At present the word Pasch is used exclusively in the latter sense. The two Paschs are the oldest feasts in the calendar."

St. Irenaeus pre-dates St. Athanasius by quite a fair number of years.

Anyway, personally, I can't understand the concept of 'Easter Sunday is more important than Good Friday'. It is quite alien to Catholic theology.

regards,
obiterdicta

soulwinner SG

Send an email the the concern parties and you will get the answer…

Icemoon SG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter

Easter, the Sunday of the Resurrection, Pascha, or Resurrection Day, is the most important religious feast of the Christian liturgical year, observed at some point between late March and late April each year (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity).

Icemoon SG

Irenaeus is heretical lah.

Because

Irenaeus and Tertullian speak of Good Friday as the day of the Pasch

but

later writers distinguish between the Pascha staurosimon (the passage to death), and the Pascha anastasimon (the passage to life, i.e. the Resurrection). At present the word Pasch is used exclusively in the latter sense.

What more can you expect from the one who used the 4 corners of the earth to justify 4 gospels? Laughing

sillyme SG

i think we need to review the "holiday budget". make it three per race. or give two the growing number of expats Mr. Green

dork3d SG

Cos Easter always falls on a Sunday, it happens to be a non-working day and rest day for most?

hisoka SG

if you think they will ever increase the number of public holidays for the mass, you need a re-evaluation of their policies Laughing

Samuelpsw SG

both good friday and easter sunday is impt cos without Christ's death, there is no resurrection rite? And Good friday is for us to remember how Christ has died for us for our sins eh..Easter sunday is to celebrate the resurrection of Christ and broke the curse of sins from the devil for us!!!! Smile