{"id":872,"date":"2018-03-22T07:38:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T07:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/?p=872"},"modified":"2026-05-03T20:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:22:10","slug":"we-bet-you-didnt-know-these-mind-boggling-facts-about-good-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/we-bet-you-didnt-know-these-mind-boggling-facts-about-good-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"We Bet You Didn\u2019t Know These Mind-Boggling Facts About Good Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"answer-box\" style=\"background:#f0f7ff;border-left:4px solid #0066cc;padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 24px;border-radius:4px\">\n<p><strong>Good Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/is-distilled-water-good-for-babies\/\">Water<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/facts-about-seawater-desalination-you-did-not-know\/\">Facts<\/a><\/strong> are important, especially when you&#8217;re talking about modern water treatment. Here at AMPAC USA, we build top-notch solutions that get you safe, clean water. We cover residential, commercial, and industrial needs. Our systems are made to pull out maximum contaminants and last a long, long time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: Good Friday is a special day in the Holy Week. It's when we remember the sacrifice <strong>Jesus Christ,<\/strong> the Son of God, made for everyone. The exact date changes each year, depending on the moon&#8217;s movement. This day has been around for thousands of years, but some facts about it are truly wild and memorable.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: Many places in Germany actually ban dancing on Good Friday. It's a strict rule, starting at 4 am Thursday and lifting only after Saturday.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: In New Zealand, TV and radio stations can't run commercials on Good Friday, Easter, or Christmas. If they do, they get a big fine.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: Back in 1930, on Good Friday, The BBC had no news to share. So, they played piano music instead.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: In 1788, during the Great Fire in New Orleans, church priests wouldn't let anyone ring the church bells as a fire alarm because it was Good Friday. This led to 856 buildings burning down.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: The Philippines observes Good Friday by recreating the crucifixion. Real people volunteer to be nailed to a cross.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: Ireland bans alcohol on Good Friday.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: There's a superstition that if you wash clothes on Good Friday, the head of the family might die.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: Even with all the guesses, no one's really sure where the name Good Friday came from.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: Because beavers live in water and act like fish, the Catholic Church said they count as fish. This made them acceptable to eat on Good Friday and throughout Lent. Later, this rule stretched to include muskrats and capybaras.<\/span><\/li>\n<p> \\\t<\/p>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: In 1935, Germans created their own calendar. It didn't have Saint days or even Good Friday. Instead, it honored 4500 Saxons who Charlemagne, \"the Butcher,\" murdered.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: These facts are pretty amazing and make you think, don't they? Now you've got some cool knowledge to share about <strong>Good Friday<\/strong>. <strong>Ampac USA<\/strong> wishes all our readers, customers, and friends a truly blessed Good Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>About Author:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><<i><span style=\"font-weight: Ampac USA<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: makes water treatment systems used all over the world for clean drinking water. We've been doing this for over 40 years, using the newest tech to give you reliable products. Plus, we work with experts to offer the best service possible.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday is a day of the Holy week observed to remember the sacrifice Jesus Christ, the Son of God, made for mankind. The day of this day changes each year due to the following of the movement of the moon. 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