I got a bit of a shock when I discovered that Good Friday was not a holiday in France.
It meant going to work when I would normally be off. At least someone was glad to see me.
Instead of Mass at 3pm, when I got home it was off to church in the evening.
Other than that, it was very similar to Good Friday Mass in England. But fasting and abstinence was a bit harder in France.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 