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Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday with only one simple meal during the day, usually without meat. Refrain from eating meat (bloody foods) on all Fridays in Lent, substituting fish for example. Eliminate a food or food group for the entire season. Especially consider saving rich and fatty foods for Easter.
The Friday night fish fry is a popular year-round tradition in Wisconsin among people of all religious backgrounds. Fish fries are offered at many restaurants, taverns that serve food, VFW halls, and at Christian churches, especially those of the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist traditions, as fundraisers.
Fish and other designated seafood are traditionally eaten by Catholics on Fridays due to the prohibition on eating meat on that day. Contemporary practice varies by country and area. Contemporary practice varies by country and area.
Abstention from meat, other than fish, was historically done for religious reasons (e.g. the Friday fast). In the Methodist Church, on Fridays, especially those of Lent, "abstinence from meat one day a week is a universal act of penitence". [1] [2] Anglicans (Episcopalians) and Roman Catholics also traditionally observe Friday as a meat-free day.
The seven fishes tradition is believed to be linked to the Roman Catholic tradition of fasting before a feast day and avoiding meat on the eve of a holy day, similar to the tradition of not eating ...
The tradition stems from the Roman Catholic observance of abstaining from eating meat on the eve of a feast day. [1] As no meat or animal fat could be used on such days, observant Catholics would instead eat fish (typically fried in oil). It is unclear when or where the term "Feast of the Seven Fishes" was popularized.
Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday with only one simple meal during the day, usually without meat. Refrain from eating meat (bloody foods) on all Fridays in Lent, substituting fish for example. Eliminate a food or food group for the entire season. Especially consider saving rich and fatty foods for Easter.
The Cleveland Clinic notes that while fish in general tend to be good for you, some are a better choice than others from a health standpoint—but they cite salmon as one of the best picks.