As far as I know, Good Friday (today, on the "Western" Christian calendar) is the only holy day which celebrates Deicide.

I mention this, mostly to use the word "Deicide". Also to get some minimal use out of my Religion minor.

Baha'i's also celebrate the Ascension of Baha'u'llah and the Martyrdom of the Bab as official holy days. We wouldn't call it deicide though. We also wouldn't call Christ's death deicide.

If a religion holds the afterlife to be at least as important and this one then it makes sense. I must admit though that the focus on the manner of Christ's death can sometimes tend towards the morbid.

Not sure if Jesus counts as a "God". I'll have to look that up... Now where's that copy of D&D Dieties and demigods?

Personally, I prefer King Killers to God Slayers.

Good Friday doesn't so much focus on the Death as the reason for the Death.

Which is, in and of itself, quite a confusing matter. But I suppose that's neither here nor there.

Good Friday doesn't so much focus on the Death as the reason for the Death.

Well, it is the day of the crucifixion and death. The one goes with the other.

Well, we did just have zombie-Jesus day.

^ Nice one!

^ Nice one!

I can't take credit for it . .err .. I mean .. Yeah .. Thank you.

Well, we did just have zombie-Jesus day.

"Deicide" means "murder of a deity", so the resurrection would take place a few days after.

Well, we did just have zombie-Jesus day.

"Deicide" means "murder of a deity", so the resurrection would take place a few days after.

That's what Easter is for.

And for the interested:

The whole group of holy days concerned with the resurrection is far larger than just one weekend of course. .

Ash Wednesday, start of Lent, the Christian Ramadan. Mostly ignored except for the big festival right in front of the fasting period: Carnival

Then about 40 days later the start of the Holy Week, starting with

Palm Sunday, the arrival in Jerusalem

Holy Wednesday, the start of the plot against Jesus

Maundy Thursday, Last Supper

Good Friday, Crucifixion

Holy Saturday, Christ is dead and in Paradise, in some traditions this is where the Harrowing of Hell takes place, when Jesus went to Hell to rescue the righteous

Easter, Resurrection

Ascension Day, 40 days after the resurrection Christ goes to Heaven

Pentecost, 7 weeks after Easter, the Holy Spirit descends upon the followers of Christ.

And then it's all rather quiet until Advent, followed by Christmas.

As a young child that confused the heck out of me: so we celebrate the guy's death before his birth? Say what?

Wait, what? Jesus goes to Hell to rescue the righteous? how did the rightous get thrown into hell? (Unless they are unbaptised, butt still...) It would look epic tough...

A huge pllar of white light stabbing trough the fires of hell, and then a voice: " Let my people go, lucifer!"

I've been playing to much Diablo again, haven't I?

Tu'Bishvat is the birthday of trees.

Little known fact:

Easter is named after the Pagan Goddess Esther. The eggs and rabbits depict the worship of fertility. This celebration coincided with the timing of Jesus' death and resurrection. The Roman Emperor Constantine started blending pagan and christian celebrations together to unite his subjects and attract more. Jesus never asked Christians to celebrate his resurrection. However, he did ask them to to keep observing his death and what that signifies for mankind: Luke 22:19.

Disclaimer: Religion is always a touchy subject. And there are many beliefs. We have the right to believe in what we want(or not believe).

Nah, the eggs are because they were forbidden during Lent and hard boiled to preserve them.

As a young child that confused the heck out of me: so we celebrate the guy's death before his birth? Say what?

Wait, what? Jesus goes to Hell to rescue the righteous? how did the rightous get thrown into hell? (Unless they are unbaptised, butt still...) It would look epic tough...

A huge pllar of white light stabbing trough the fires of hell, and then a voice: " Let my people go, lucifer!"

I've been playing to much Diablo again, haven't I?

It was the unbaptised and those who had never heard the word of God but still lived a good life.

Nah, the eggs are because they were forbidden during Lent and hard boiled to preserve them.

Are you sure it's not a Passover tradition?

Nah, the eggs are because they were forbidden during Lent and hard boiled to preserve them.

Are you sure it's not a Passover tradition?

Probably all 3.

Wait, what? Jesus goes to Hell to rescue the righteous? how did the rightous get thrown into hell? (Unless they are unbaptised, butt still...) It would look epic tough...

A huge pllar of white light stabbing trough the fires of hell, and then a voice: " Let my people go, lucifer!"

I've been playing to much Diablo again, haven't I?

I think there is a movie in this. It would offend a lot of people but it could be awesome.

I can hear the preview voice over guy now.

"He was a simple carpenter convicted for ...

...But now he is back .. and Lucifer is going to pay!

Jesus played by Arnold Swarzenegger. Lucifer played by (of course) Al Pacino

White hellicopter crashes trough the burning walls of hell.

J: "Ahm here do rescure da lost souls and ta chew bubblegum. And ahm all out of bubblegum!"

L: "Well well, look who drops in!"

J: * to lost souls* "Git to da choppah!"

L: "Why are you f*ckin' with me J? When you f*ck with me, You f*ck with the best! Say hellooo to my lil' friend!"

J: "You don't need a gun, stick a pitchfork in me!"

L: "You got it, you long haired hippy f*ck!"

J: "Da powah of christ compels you!"

L: "No it doesn't."

J: "Maybe dis will." *blasts lucifer with a grenade launcher*

You are thinking small. This is the son of, and part of, the Creator. This is the part of God that Lucifer railed against, leading to his fall, taking a whole host with him and leading to immense suffering (though all part of God's plan, especially if you read Milton's Paradise Lost). These two have an axe to grind. The son of God versus the Lord of the Morning.

I can see a movie in this, yessss :9.

The Harrowing

Start with the Crucifixion

Jesus ascending to stand before God, demanding that for his sacrifice he is allowed to go and get the souls from Limbo.

Unstoppable, white hot rage in LotR elvish style armour, commanding a host of armed angels, marching into Limbo to secure the suffering.

Lucifer drawing himself up out of the icy wastes, running in animalistic fury towards his immortal enemy, the source of his diminished stature.

One shall stand, one shall fall.

Lucifer defeated and the souls rescued.

Lucifer brooding and preparing. The gloves are off, the end fight is coming.

Part 2:

End Time

Things come to a boil, set-back for Heaven, desparate pleas for help fall on a deaf ear with an omnipotent God who knows he cannot play a direct part

Part 3:

Judgement Day

The final victory when humanity sides with the angelic hosts with big Jaegers, exoskeletal weapons and other sci-fi stuff. Beat sulfur and brimstone with cold lasers.

The image of Ahnuld Christ has become so embedded in my mind, that when I read the words "judgement day" I started to hear the terminator 2 soundtrack in my head...

I think there is a movie in this. It would offend a lot of people but it could be awesome.

Gentlemen... TO KICKSTARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!