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Fasting Across Religions
Do all religions have fasting days? Use this chart to see
which faiths have fasting or an equivalent.
From: http://www.beliefnet.com/features/fasting_chart.html
 Religion |
When
they fast |
How
they fast |
Why
they fast |
| Baha'i |
The
Baha'i
fast takes place during Ala, the 19th month of the Baha'í year,
from March 2-20. |
Abstain
from food and drink from sunrise to sunset. |
To
focus on love of God and spiritual matters. |
| Buddhist |
All
the main branches of Buddhism practice some periods of fasting, usually
on full-moon days and other holidays. |
Depending
on the Buddhist tradition, fasting usually means abstaining from solid
food, with some liquids permitted. |
A
method of purification. Theravadin and Tendai Buddhist monks fast as a
means of freeing the mind. Some Tibetan Buddhist monks fast to aid yogic
feats, like generating inner heat. |
| Catholic |
Catholics
fast on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays in Lent,
and Good Friday. For many centuries, Catholics were forbidden to eat
meat on all Fridays, but since the mid-1960s, Friday
fasting has been a matter of local discretion. |
On
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, two small meals and one regular meal are
allowed; meat is forbidden. On Fridays in Lent, no meat is allowed. For
the optional Friday fast, some people substitute a different penance or
special prayer instead of fasting. |
Teaches
control of fleshly desires, penance for sins, and solidarity with the
poor. The Lenten fast prepares the soul for a great feast by practicing
austerity. The Good Friday fast commemorates the day Christ suffered. |
| Eastern
Orthodox |
There
are several fast periods, including Lent,
Apostles' Fast, Dormition Fast, and the Nativity Fast, and several
one-day fasts. Every Wednesday and Friday is considered a fast day,
except those that fall during designated "fast-free weeks." |
In
general, meat,
dairy products, and eggs are prohibited. Fish is prohibited on some
fast days and allowed on others. |
Strengthens resistance to gluttony; helps open a person
to God's grace. |
| Hindu |
Fasting
is commonly practiced on New Moon days and during festivals such as
Shivaratri, Saraswati Puja, and Durga Puja (also known as Navaratri).
Women in North India also fast on the day of Karva Chauth. |
Depends
on the individual. Fasting may involve 24 hours of complete abstinence
from any food or drink, but is more often an elimination of solid foods,
with an occasional drink of milk or water. |
A
way to enhance concentration during meditation or worship; purification
for the system; sometimes considered a sacrifice. |
| Jewish |
Yom
Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the best-known fast day. The Jewish
calendar has six other
fast days as well, including Tisha B'Av, the day on which the
destruction of the Jewish Temple took place. |
On
Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av, eating and drinking are forbidden for a
25-hour period, from sundown to sundown. On the other fast days, eating
and drinking are forbidden only from sunrise to sundown. |
Atonement
for sins and/or special requests to God. |
| Mormon |
The
first
Sunday of each month is a fast day. Individuals, families, or wards
may hold other fasts at will. |
Abstaining
from food and drink for two consecutive meals and donating food or money
to the needy. After the fast, church members participate in a "fast
and testimony meeting." |
Closeness
to God; concentration on God and religion. Individual or family fasts
might be held to petition for a specific cause, such as healing for one
who is sick or help with making a difficult decision. |
| Muslim |
Ramadan,
the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, is a mandatory fasting period
that commemorates the period when the Qur'an was first revealed to
Muhammad. Various Muslim customs recommend days and periods of fasting
in addition to Ramadan. |
Abstain
from food and drink from before the break of dawn until sunset; abstain
from smoking and sexual intercourse the entire month. |
Some
Muslims fast every Monday (some say Thursday) because Muhammad was said
to do this, and some fast during the month of Sha'baan, which precedes
Ramadan, and especially during the three days leading up to Ramadan. |
| Pagan |
No
organized fast days, but some pagans choose to fast in preparation for
Ostara (Spring Equinox). |
At
the discretion of the individual--some totally abstain from food, others
reduce how much they eat. |
Intended
to purify a person energetically; often used to raise vibrational levels
as preparation for magical work. Ostara fasting is used to cleanse
oneself from heavier winter foods. |
| Protestant
(Evangelical) |
At
the discretion of individuals, churches, organizations, or communities. |
Though
some people abstain from food or drink entirely, others drink only water
or juice, eat only certain foods, skip certain meals, or abstain from
temptations, edible or not. |
Evangelical
fasts have become increasingly popular in recent years, with people
fasting for spiritual nourishment, solidarity with impoverished people,
a counterbalance to modern consumer culture, or to petition God for
special needs. |
| Protestant
(Mainline) |
Not
a major part of the tradition, but fasts can be held at the discretion
of communities, churches, other groups, and individuals. |
Discretion
of those fasting. |
For
spiritual improvement or to advance a political or social-justice
agenda. One example: the ELCA's "Campaign
of Prayer, Fasting, and Vigils." |
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