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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.
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∙ 12y agoThe 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
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∙ 12y agoCatholics do penance in remembrance of the suffering and death of Our Lord on Good Friday by refraining from eating meat from warm blooded animals. Catholics are not required to eat fish, just refrain from eating meat.
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∙ 14y agothat is because Christians are fasting from meat of animals. they eat fish instead of eating pork or beef.
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The eating of, or abstinence from, meat on Fridays in general or on specific church dates is not consistent throughout Christianity. Even the Roman Catholic church (a Christian denomination) has relaxed compulsory observation of such dietary restrictions.
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∙ 13y agoBecause Catholics cannot eat land animals/meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays unitl Easter.
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∙ 12y agoCatholics do not necessarily eat fish on Good Friday. However, they do abstain from eating meat.
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Do you eat FISH until Good Friday or eat meat until Good Friday?
Catholics abstain eating meat during Lent on every Friday of the season. Fish can be eaten on this day, just not red meat.
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
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)
What kind of fish can catholics eat Good Friday?
Any.
Why are fish so important during Lent?
Because they were used as a sign for christians.
What do Christian's traditionly eat on a Good Friday?
Fish is the traditional dinner
What do christians eat on Friday?
For centuries, Catholics abstained from eating meat on Friday, as a form of penance. It became the custom to only eat fish. These days, while some traditional Catholics do still follow this custom, it is generally incorporated into part of the Lenten observance, and it also remains popular with older Catholics. But many non-religious Catholics no longer observe this custom as much. Eastern Rite Christians (Greek and Syrian Orthodox, for example) also follow the custom of not eating meat on Friday, and many substitute fish. As for other Christians, many Southern Baptists abstain from meat during Lent, and specifically on Good Friday. Other more moderate denominations such as Unitarians or Congregationalists seem to eat whatever they would normally eat on Fridays. In other words, there is no longer one official set of dietary rules that applies to every denomination.
What can you eat other than fish on Good Friday?
you can also eat veg
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.
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.
How come your mother ate a fish on friday instead of tuesday?
Tuesday is not regarded as the ideal fish day in most countries. In the Middle East, however, Friday is a sacred day when people eat fish. Because fish is astounding. Tuesday is not a good day for fish. Hospitalised.
May you eat fish during Lent?
Roman Catholic AnswerYou may eat whatever you like during Lent, you must fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; and abstain from meat on all Fridays.
