Well it's that time of the year again where Christians celebrate Easter.
They call this the Holy week; Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and finally Easter on Sunday.
In Kerala, people refer to Good Friday as 'Dukha Velliyacha' which literally means Sad Friday.
They call this the Holy week; Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and finally Easter on Sunday.
In Kerala, people refer to Good Friday as 'Dukha Velliyacha' which literally means Sad Friday.
Now the most obvious question that one can ask here is why is it called
sad in Malayalam and good in English (and I have been asked that
question a lot!).
Well this week, I was thinking about it and I came up with this: It's
both. It's sad because it's supposed to be the day Jesus died and it’s good
because Jesus died for me and you.
It's interesting because I realized many people, in general, view life
the same way. Something grievous happens in their lives, for some it becomes a
'Sad Friday' and for some 'Good'.
