2007-02-22 07:31:37 · 11 answers · asked by Terry B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Catholics are encouraged to abstain from meat (cattle, fowl, etc) on the Fridays of Lent as a form of fasting.
Many point to the middle ages at the beginning of this tradition: in those times, meat was a main staple of the diet, especially for the nobility. Take away the meat and you have bread (if you're lucky) and maybe some vegetable soup. Fish was considered a "common" (possibly meaning commoner's) food.
I do believe that the tradition of Fridays as the "chosen day" comes from the remembrance of Jesus' death on a Friday.
2007-02-22 07:46:38 · answer #1 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The significance isn't so much in the presence of fish, but in the lack of meat. As Friday is traditionally the day on which Jesus was executed, as a remembrance, a tradition developed (taken from Judaism) not to eat meat (a food of celebration) on a day when a national tragedy occurred. Why it became every friday and not just the friday before easter is beyond me.
2007-02-22 07:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish on friday started as a law in England. It was right around when beef started becoming readily available, and the fish sellers petitioned the king to outlaw eating meet on friday in an attempt to regain lost sales. It became a religious law because at the time, the king was the head of the church of England.
2007-02-22 07:38:19 · answer #3 · answered by Locke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its belief that tzadikim's souls go to fishes, i mean, the character of the fish, even his blood is pure for the jewish, so eating fish takes you to be like it, and as it says on gen the night and the day were one day, friday night is the beginig of the shabat. taht goes to saturday afternoon.
2007-02-22 07:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by davidhaoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fishermen came back to the docks with their catch on Friday.
A deal. $$$$
Church makes a law that you eat fish on Friday.
Economics my boy, economics. OLAY!
2007-02-22 07:37:30 · answer #5 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really sure. You'll have to ask the manager at the next Long John Silver's you go to. Ha! Just kidding . . . .
2007-02-22 07:39:29 · answer #6 · answered by Old Truth Traveler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just more made up crap from a religious cult.
just like the celebration of jesus b day.
no wonder why people get a bad impression with christanity,
look at all the biased bigots who falsley portray it.
2007-02-22 07:38:53 · answer #7 · answered by lovin_livin_laughin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No meat on Friday.It's a Pagan belief.
2007-02-22 07:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by Ms Lety 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only day of week with an f in it.
2007-02-22 07:38:01 · answer #9 · answered by Devil in Details 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe cause they both start with F?
2007-02-22 07:36:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋