The Noble Joseph as performed at St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in Barberton, Ohio, on Holy Friday 2009.
Today is Good Friday in English, Charfreitag (Sorrowful Friday) in German and Holy and Great Friday in Eastern Rite churches. It is the day the commemorates the Crucifixion of Lord Jesus Christ.
An astronomical method based on a lunar Crucifixion darkness and eclipse model indicates it occurred on Friday, April 3 AD 33 with tradition holding His death occurring at 3 p.m.
Christians hold it as a day of fasting and prayer.
While not a federal holiday in the U.S., it is a national holiday in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, and for this year, Cuba.