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The designation of "Good Friday" comes from religious traditions concerning the day that Jesus Christ gave his life as a sacrifice for humankind. This date originally fell on Nisan 14th, in the year 33 C.E. (or A.D.) on the Jewish calendar, a date that Jesus Christ told his followers, worldwide, to commemorate, or memorialize. (Matthew 26:26-30; 1Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 22:19) In our day, Nisan 14th, the actual date of the so-called "Good Friday" falls on different days of the week, (even Sundays) because the date is decided by the Jewish calendar. (The month of Nisan corresponds to March-April on our calendar) This is why the date for "Good Friday" is different each year; Church tradition now requires "Easter" (which celebrates Christ's Resurrection), to be celebrated only on Sundays, regardless of the day and date it actually falls on. Therefore, if you can't be sure of the accuracy of the date tradition dictates for "Easter", then you can't be sure of the accuracy of the date of "Good Friday", two days earlier, either. So, there can't be an explanation, scientific or otherwise, for not taking a bath during "Good Friday". ----

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