importance

2. REMEMBERING CHRIST
ON
GOOD FRIDAY
Good Friday, also called Holy Friday, Great Friday
or Black Friday, is the Friday preceding Easter
Sunday.
The message of Good Friday is : The way to
conquer evil is through good. Similarly, violence
can be overcome only by non-violence and hatred
by love.

3. The story goes as
follows
 Jesus was born to a shepherd named Joseph
and his wife Mary. He was born in a stable in
Bethlehem , in the days of King Herod.
 King Herod came to know that Jesus was to be
the king of Israel. So Herod wanted to get
Jesus killed. Joseph fled with Mary and Jesus.
 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord
appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to go
to the land of Israel as it was safe for them.

4.  As Jesus grew up he became famous for
his healing power and for performing
miracles. People started hailing him as
The king of the Jews.
 This made the religious heads of those
times, envious of Him.
 King Pilates, who ruled over Rome that
time, was influenced by these men and
ordered Jesus to be crucified on a cross.

5. Good Friday is remembered by the
Christians as the day when Jesus was killed
on the cross. He was nailed to a wooden
cross by Roman soldiers. This is the reason
why the cross is an important sign for
Christians today.
Good Friday is a sad day and churches
never have flowers or decorations on this
day. The church is left dark and there is just
a simple cross on the altar. It is known as
Good Friday because Christians believe
that Jesus gave up his life for the good of
everyone.
The Crucifixion is remembered in Jerusalem
even today.

6. Jesus' words from the cross, asking forgiveness for those who
put him to death.
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
Jesus carried His own cross on which He was sacrificed. And yet
all the while He prayed for those who hurt Him and asked God to
forgive them.
“

7. EASTER MONDAY :
On the Monday following Good Friday, it was believed that Jesus
rose from his death. This was known as his resurrection. This
Monday went on to be called as Easter Monday.
EASTER BUNNY :
 On Easter Sunday, many children wake up to find that the
Easter Bunny has left them baskets of candy. He has also
hidden the eggs that they decorated earlier that week.
Children hunt for the eggs all around the house.
 The Easter Bunny is a rabbit-spirit. Long ago, he was
called the "Easter Hare“.
 The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children
believed that hares laid eggs in the grass. Christians
consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are
symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

8. Billions of years ago, Jesus Christ died on the
cross to cleanse the world of its sins…..to
cleanse the human soul of malice, treachery,
greed and hatred towards fellow beings…..he was
crucified for that...and yet he bore it all with great
endurance……only to save us……but
What have we humans done to the earth?
Have we taken proper care of it?
Have we made the earth a better place to live
in?
Is this why Christ died for us?
Its time we sought answers to all these
questions………….Its time we made amends to
the damages we have done to our mother earth
by being uncaring and selfish….its time we
cared….

10. ABOUT EARTH DAY
 Founder of Earth Day: Senator Gaylord Nelson from
Wisconsin, USA.
 Started on the 22nd of April 1970 for a healthy,
sustainable environment.

11. People round the globe, joined in, slowly globalizing the move.
Earth Day 1990 gave a huge boost to recycling efforts Worldwide.
 Earth Day 2000 focused on global warming and a push for clean
energy .
 Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green®: The Earth Day theme of
2011 is Billion Acts of Green®. The purpose of this theme is to
mobilize one billion acts of environmental service around the world.
The campaign calls for people of all nationalities to commit to an act
that helps reduce carbon emissions and promotes sustainability.

13. Earth Day is celebrated every year on
April 22 : Why ?
Because it did not fall during exams or
spring breaks and was late enough in
spring to have decent weather.

14. THE EARTH DAY PICTURE GALLERY
Rallies, and other events promoting
environmental awareness--drew an
estimated 20 million people.
A college student sniffs a
magnolia blossom through a
gas mask in New York city.

15. EARTH DAY 22nd APRIL 1990

16. “On the Earth Day, April 22, we pray
for greater care and common
responsibility for Mother Earth, to
make her sustainable as home for all
humans and living creatures.”
(Indonesian Catholic Church’s Monthly Intention
of Prayer)

17. LETS MAKE
A
DIFFERENCE