While many retail stores will be closed Sunday for Easter, not everything will shut down for Good Friday. See what's open and closed.

Learn why Good Friday is called "good," who fasts, whether meat is allowed, and what's open on April 3 before Easter Sunday.

According to the Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Good Friday is a commemoration of Jesus' death on the cross. Good Friday is always celebrated on the Friday before Easter Sunday, the day Jesus rose from the dead, to commemorate how Jesus died on Friday and resurrected on Sunday, according to the Bible.

Easter 2026 is approaching. Learn why its date changes each year and what to know about Good Friday. Is it a federal holiday?

Good Friday 2026 is April 3. Find out if banks, post offices, UPS, and FedEx are open, plus Easter store hours.

New Jersey is one of just a few states that observe Good Friday as a state holiday. What does that mean? See what's open, closed tomorrow.

"From the early days of Christianity, Good Friday was observed as a day of sorrow, penance, and fasting," according to Britannica. Easter falls on Sunday, April 5, this year, and it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and follows a 40-day period known as Lent.