Who do catholics eat fish on good friday?
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Why? Because they considered fish not meat... which it is.
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We christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. On Good Friday he was crucified and on Easter he was resurrected.
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Then you should ask those who are Roman Catholics, maybe they know more about it. But why do you ask?\n\nI overheard my friend said that holy Friday celebration begin after the God's rebirth but I forgotten the details about it. Maybe it could be wrong because I wasn't quite listening when he was telling the other person about it.
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It's still against tradition to eat red meat on Fridays during Lent.\n\nI doubt something that small would doom anyone to hell. I don't think God really cares about the small things, but about the goodness of your soul.
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I don't know if it just my diocese but we CAN eat meat this Friday since it is St. Patrick's day. In celebration of his feast day. I had never heard of such a thing but am happy.
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Islamic law prohibits a Muslim from eating the meat of any animal which itself eats meat, such as pork, monkey, dog or cat. These animals are haram (unlawful).For the meat of an animal to be halal (lawful) it must be one of the declared halal animals, it must be slaughtered by a Muslim, and the animal may not be killed by being boiled or electrocuted. Some Muslim clerics have ruled that the animal does not have to be killed by a Muslim, but may be slaughtered by a Jew or a Christian. Thus, some observant Muslims will accept kosher meat (meat prepared in accord with Jewish law) as halal.\n\nAs for fish, Muslims are told that all that comes from the sea (fish) are lawful and good to eat.
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pretty much the same as the catholics .At Easter they get Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies . \n \nmost christian groups are pretty similar At Christmas its cards and toys
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no, Good Friday is not a national holiday, it is a religious holiday. It reflects upon the day that Chirst was crucified on the cross, and that 3 days later (Easter) He rose again.
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It would be hard not to eat anything that was living since plants are also alive. I know that you meant of flesh and blood. I don't think the fish means lets go eat seafood. I think it is a symbol for the fisher of men. I don't eat any animal because I feel life is precious and should be respected. I don't tell other people what to eat because I feel people should be allowed to believe and live as they want.\nLove & Light\nSharon\nOne Planet = One People
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Ash Wednesday, today, is the beginning of the Catholic religious season of Lent.  Lent is a time period where most Catholics choose something to give up (often sweets, dessert, porn, gambling) that they tend to indulge in.  It is a period of 40 days when Catholics remember the 40 days Jesus fasted in the desert and his ultimate sacrifice at the end of Lent, Good Friday.  Marti Gras (french for Fat Tuesday) has traditionally become the time for celebration as a last big fling before Lent arrives and people try to restrict themselves more.  Also, during Lent, Catholics are supposed to avoid meat other than fish on fridays.  On Ash Wednesday, Catholics go to a church service during which the entire congregation processes up to have the priest place ashes on their forehead as a reminder that "of dust we were made and to dust we shall return" and our own mortalities.
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Yes...St. Patrick's Day is a feast day so you can break the fasting to enjoy it.  It's my theory as to why so many people celebrate St. Patrick's Day...as it's the only feast day in the 40 day fast of lent.\n\nActually...since Vatican II in the 60's you can eat meat on Friday anyway...the only fast days are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.  So once again ...enjoy!\n\nEnjoy....Erin Go Braugh!
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Good Friday is always the Friday before Easter.  To properly understand the nature of Good Friday.  Some research is required to find out why Easter is scheduled the way that it is.\n\nAccording to Newadvent.org and an excerpt from the Catholic Encyclopedia, Easter will always fall some time between March 22 and April 25.  This would make Good Friday sometime between March 20 and April 23.\n\nSee the second paragraph in the link below under The Feast section for a more detailed explanation.
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Whatever you all like.\nThere are too many people eating things they don't enjoy already all over the "Christian" world, just because it's tradition.
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oh, fiestas! people here love fiestas! every town has a fiesta, usually on the day of the commemoration of their patron saint, or on the day that the town is established. people cook lots of food during fiestas. usually there are lechon (roasted pigs), kakanin (sweet delicacies), pancit (noodles) and other Filipino dishes. people hang "banderitas" across the streets (small flags on strings) of every color. you would have to get yourself invited to one of these, because there are always lots of food!\n\none of the well-known fiestas is the pahiyas commemorating San Isidro Labrador in Lucban, Quezon province. this is in celebration and thanksgiving of a good harvest. the people "dress-up" their carabaos (water buffaloes), meaning they put flowers on the animals. the carabaos would be paraded through the town until they reach the church, where the animals would bow in front of their patron saint, san isidro labrador. \n\n\nanother tradition is on holy week. there are lots of prayers during the lenten season. one of them is the pasyon, where old ladies would sing (mournfully) the passion of jesus christ. during the holy week, people go to different churches to pray the stations of the cross, and this is called the bisita iglesia. on good friday, people go to church to hear the priest talk about the "siete palabras" or the seven last words of jesus before he died. churches would close after that and people would cover all images in the church (including those of the saints), and would only open on easter vigil, near midnight of black saturday. the priest lights up the paschal candle and on the whole night the people would pray the easter vigil.\n\nthe next morning is a big celebration. it starts off with the salubong (meeting) at dawn, where jesus "meets" his mother. and the people have big lunches that go on until dinner, celebrating the end of the lenten season.\n\nwait, and another thing: Filipinos love the santacruzan. this is during the month of the flores de mayo (flowers of may). the santacruzan (the sagala, as it is sometimes called) is a parade of the beautiful Filipinas, wearing elegant gowns and being escorted by young gentlemen, through the town, and the most beautiful of them is called the reyna elena. filipinas wait for may, and they will always pray to be picked to parade!\n\nthere are lots more. look up some of the dances, because many of the dances are to celebrate something, usually a good harvest, and some dances tell a story. and dances and costumes differ from regio to region.\n\nhope i helped you! but the best thing to learn about these things is to experience them! :)
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It gladens our hearts.  Moderate consumption 1-2 glasses most days of the week has significant health benifets.  Its a hugh industry with many run on affects particulaly tourism.  It involves many ancient traditions.  It has or can have great cultural influences.  It developes taste and aroma appreciation.  Its a huge stored food source.\n\nWhat else do you drink with a meal, some sugar sloution, please.\n\nFor a catholic its a significant vehicial for our salvation.  Need I say more or have I saud too much.\n\nYou can take any good thing and abuse it but used properly its is perfectly delightful part of life.
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At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” The he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.” \n\nCatholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nCatholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nThis is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.\n\nAnyone who does not believe in the actual presence of Christ and is not united with the Catholic faith is asked, out of respect, not to receive the Eucharist.\n\nCatholics, out of respect for other Christian faiths, do not receive Communion in non-Catholic churches.\n\nWe pray that one day Christian unity will succeed and we will all be called to the same table.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Depends on the Episcopalian/Anglican. Some are more "Anglo-Catholic" which means they pretty much follow the traditions of the Catholic Church with the exception of following the Pope. Other Anglicans are full blown Protestants- John Wesley, the founder of Methodists was a life long Anglican and so you have those who never left the Church, but are de-facto Methodists.\n\nThere is a high degree of tolerance in the Episcopal Church so if you do or don't chose to eat meat on Friday, it won't be an issue.\n\nAs a general rule, no. But I know some Episcoplians who give up something durng Lent.