AP Photos: Good Friday observed around the world
...Roman centurions drive nails through the palms of a Catholic devotee in a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday at San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines, Friday, April 6, 2012. More than two dozen Catholic...info
Will Good Friday Lead to a Good Monday?
...the S&P has lost -0.16 percent the day after Good Friday, down 55 percent of the time.Gained 0.13 percent one week after Good Friday, up 57 percent of the time. The index is currently tracking for the first Good Friday weekly decline since 2006, when it dropped...info
Will Good Friday Lead to a Good Monday?
...the S&P has lost -0.16 percent the day after Good Friday, down 55 percent of the time.Gained 0.13 percent one week after Good Friday, up 57 percent of the time. The index is currently tracking for the first Good Friday weekly decline since 2006, when it dropped...info
Good Friday events around the world
...A woman holds an image of Jesus during a Holy Week procession honoring the Lord of Miracles, Lima's patron saint, on Good Friday in Lima, Peru, Friday April 6, 2012. (Jorge Cabrera/REUTERS) Hide caption A penitent participates in a re-enactment of the crucifixion...info
Viernes Santo: 5 Ways To Celebrate Good Friday
...and here is a breakdown of the 5 best ways to celebrate this holy day: 1. Fasting: Many people take a break from food on Good Friday, hoping to use their fast as a way to connect with Christ and experience some of the suffering, or passion, that he underwent...info
Good Friday footy, yay or nay?
...stewards and a substitute per side now, but our goal umpires still wave flags and we still bounce the ball. The absence of Good Friday football hearkens back to the time of suburban leagues, before footy became the professional package it is now. That's something...info
Editorial: Good Friday, a time for reflection
...He was resurrected and from which a spiritually reborn humanity could flower. It’s not surprising, then, that historically, Good Friday was thought to be a good day for planting seeds. Consequently, it is a day not of sorrow but of hope, a day to prepare for...info
The Myth Of The Good Friday Stock Crash
...is high likelihood that the Exchange closed on Good Friday all the way back to 1793. (It was founded on May 17th, 1792 so Good Friday would have already passed that year.) There was a famous and terrible Black Friday crash in Wall Street but it was primarily...info
No more talk about Good Friday football
...and consideration informed upon the latest performance or doctor’s report. In essence, the content is always changing. Good Friday football, jumps racing and the Grand Prix arguments are as tired and repetitive as they were this time last year. It is time...info
Good Friday + Nonfarm Payrolls Collide! …Not Much Happens
...each Easter season sees the re-blooming of an old â€" and erroneous â€" myth. That myth contends that the NYSE opened on a Good Friday and the terrible Black Friday crash occurred. Thus, chastened and shaken, the Governors vowed never to open on a Good Friday...info