Good Friday for Orthodox Christians

For Orthodox believers today is Good Friday. On this most difficult and mournful day for believers, they remember the condemnation of Christ to death, his torment and crucifixion. In all churches, divine services are held with the removal of the Shroud: the icon of the deceased Christ is taken out of the altar and placed on a raised platform decorated with flowers in the center of the temple. Good Friday is a day of strict fasting.