Good Friday , Superstitions , You Probably Didn’t Know.<br />Good Friday is the day <br />when Christians all around the world <br />mark the day Christ was crucified. .<br />Good Friday is the day <br />when Christians all around the world <br />mark the day Christ was crucified. .<br />The holiday also comes at the end of Lent, <br />a period of forty days during which Catholics <br />abstain from eating meat on Fridays. .<br />'The Independent' reports that besides <br />that tradition, there are a number of <br />superstitions attached to Good Friday. .<br />'The Independent' reports that besides <br />that tradition, there are a number of <br />superstitions attached to Good Friday. .<br />1. No housework, Catholics believe <br />that doing housework <br />on Good Friday is unlucky. .<br />The belief includes <br />washing clothes, <br />gardening and farming. .<br />2. A good day for baking, According to Catholic tradition,<br />bread or hot cross buns baked on <br />Good Friday will never spoil or go moldy. .<br />2. A good day for baking, According to Catholic tradition,<br />bread or hot cross buns baked on <br />Good Friday will never spoil or go moldy. .<br />Similarly, eggs laid on Good Friday <br />are also believed to never spoil. .<br />3. Hot cross buns, The traditional Good Friday snack is believed <br />to have magical properties that include protecting <br />homes from evil spirits and preventing kitchen fires. .<br />The cross-marked buns were also <br />once believed to keep Christian <br />sailors safe from shipwrecks.<br />The cross-marked buns were also <br />once believed to keep Christian <br />sailors safe from shipwrecks.<br />4. A special birthday. , Children born on Good Friday and baptized on Easter are believed to have the gift of healing. .<br />According to 'The Independent,' this belief is <br />thought to be related to Christ's death on Good <br />Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
