What is the origin of not eating meat on Friday?

Answer 1

In the 1500's Catholic Fishermen were struggling to make a living so they asked the pope for help.

He declared meat forbidden during lent but fish was not meat. The fishermen responded by generously donating to the church. There's no religious reason why fish, lobster and shrimp aren't considered meat.

Answer 2

In the early Middle Ages, also known as The Dark Ages, people did not eat dairy products or meat during Lent. The Roman Catholic Church no only says that you should NT eat meat on Fridays during Lent if you are at least 14.

Answer 3

"No meat on Friday" comes from a very ancient Christian tradition of marking the day of Christ's crucifixion which was on a Friday. In remembrance of His death, the faithful abstained from eating meat on Friday. Eventually the Friday fast became the rule in the Roman Catholic Church. The rule was loosened by Vatican II in the mid 20th Century, so that few Roman Catholics in North America still abstain from meat on Fridays.

Answer 4

Jesus died on Good Friday, so it's a form of respect.

Answer 5

We were taught not to eat meat on a Friday, as others were not as fortunate to have meat. It was also part faith based as an act of abstinence.

Answer 6

They eat fish on friday, mainly because Jesus was crucified on a Friday.