Good Friday commemoration

Christians all over the country commemorated the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday yesterday. Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. Here devotees of the Wellapalliya Parish in Elakanda carry the cross as part of a traditional procession to mark the day – Pic by Pradeep Pathirana