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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)
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∙ 12y agoyou eat fish on Easter because on good Friday that was the day God shared out 1 fish between millions of people. That is why we eat fish instead of any other meats on good Friday.
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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
What can you eat other than fish on Good Friday?
you can also eat veg
What kind of fish can catholics eat Good Friday?
Any.
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.
What do Christian's traditionly eat on a Good Friday?
Fish is the traditional dinner
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.
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.
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
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.
How can quality control in fish be implemented?
we dont eat fish on friday shxxt
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.
Did people not eat fish on Friday to keep the fishermen in business?
No, the reason behind eating fish on Friday is a form of sacrifice since it is the day of the week that Jesus died for us. It is because Catholics over 14 are supposed to abstain from meat on Friday and we eat fish!
