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Catholics abstain eating meat during Lent on every Friday of the season. Fish can be eaten on this day, just not red meat.

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Why you are not allowed fish on Good Friday?

you are allowed to eat fish on good Friday but just not meatfish is not classed as meat


Is it traditional to eat fish on good Friday?

It isn't really traditional. It substitutes meat which shouldn't be eaten on Good Friday. This is a form of sacrifice since Good Friday is a holy day, the day where Jesus died. Meat shouldn't be eaten on any Friday as a sacrifice.


Are you allowed to eat meat after Good Friday Mass?

I suppose the answer is yes. But you have to wait until Mass is over. Since there is no Mass on Good Friday you will have to wait until after the Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday. Otherwise you are free to eat meat after midnight on Friday night.


Do you eat fish on Good Friday?

The catholics belive that eating red meat on Friday is a sin or disgrace and so the only meat they can eat is fish, that is not poultry or red meat. The above doesn't address the history of this tradition, which has nothing to do with piety. See links


Why do Christians eat fish during Good Friday?

Catholics fast on Good Friday, and traditionally eat fish and not meat on Fridays during Lent. They used to be forbidden to eat meat every Friday, and depending upon their location and diocese, some still are. Good Friday is a fast day, where one goes without the usual luxuries as a form of penance, purification and remembrance of God's laws.Christ died on Good Friday, so we observe that every Friday in Lent including Good Friday.


Where did the tradition of eating fish on Friday originate from?

The tradition of eating fish on Friday originated from the Catholic Church's practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays as a form of penance and remembrance of Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday. Fish was allowed as an alternative protein source, leading to the tradition of eating fish on Fridays.


What is eaten before Good Friday in France?

One full meal and two collations are taken without meat, only fish is the only thing you can eat that is non-vegetarian on Good Friday.


Why do you eat fish of good Friday?

Roman Catholics do not eat meat on Fridays during the season of Lent, which is the 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, and does not include Sundays. Because Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, Roman Catholics abstain from eating the flesh of animals as a small reminder of how Jesus sacrificed Himself for them. Since they do not eat meat, many Roman Catholics replace it with fish (another source of protein)


Who is the one who eats fish on Friday?

Catholics traditionally eat fish on Fridays as a form of abstinence from meat.


What is forbidden on Good Friday red meat only or all meat?

All meat.


Is pork skin considered meat during Lent?

i believe it is any animal. my family practices not eating meat on good friday, but we do eat meat on lent. i know that where im from, it is acceptable to eat fish on good friday, but it may be different where you are


What can you eat on Good Friday besides fish?

Christians on goodfriday usually fast, and our strict vegeterians or eat crossed buns.Answer 2:The above answer is not at all true for all Christians. Roman Catholics are quite strict about rules, but the Reformation hundreds of years ago meant that Protestant churches did not need to enforce such rules any longer. There are no limits at all to what people can eat on Good Friday, but it is a matter of personal choice.