VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Good Friday is the day many people mark the crucifixion of Jesus, and Monday, his resurrection.

A new poll has looked at what British Columbians believe about the Biblical events of Easter.

80 percent of Christians in this province believe the crucifixion actually happened — 59 percent of all British Columbians believe the same.

But Mario Canseco with Insights West says just 58 percent of Christians think the resurrection occurred three days later, 34 percent of British Columbians think of it as a factual event.

As for ideas to do with the afterlife, Canseco says, “Christians and non-Christians alike tend to look at it in a very positive manner. We’re more likely to say that heaven exists, that angels exist, and less likely to say that hell exists or that demons exist.”

Mario Canseco with Insights West says about three out of five British Columbians believe in karma and in miracles, that all humans have a spirit that lives on after death, and that Jesus walked the earth.

“Obviously Christians tend to have a higher level of support on some of these issues, but even those who have other religions and those who have no religious affiliation tend to look at these concepts and say that they actually believe in them,” Canseco adds.