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Religious fasting

In many religions it is Fast an integral part of the religious life. In the old Egypt the fish was not distorted during the spawning season.

In Christianity, the fasting period 40 days before Easter is known, during which alcohol, sweets and other luxury foods must be avoided and is intended to remind of the suffering, fasting and praying of Jesus in the desert. While fasting during the Advent season is less common among Christians today, many Christians still practice the pre-Easter fasting period regularly. The orthodox divisions of the Christian Church and the Catholic Church use a slightly different fasting practice. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics fast relatively strictly and eat food only once a day. In addition, there are four periods of fasting lasting several weeks in the Orthodox churches throughout the year. During this time, you should avoid eating animal products, fat and oil. Some strictly Orthodox religious groups also use this fasting practice every Wednesday and Friday. In Judaism, several fasting days per year are described on which fasting is very strict and sometimes no food is allowed to be consumed for 24 hours.

You must also focus on sexual intercourse and on washing pleasure be waived. The day of fasting, which is also practiced by less religious Jews, is the day of atonement, Yom Kippur, which is celebrated once a year. Neither solid nor liquid food is consumed from sunset until the next sunset. Children are exempt from fasting and should only practice the ritual from the age of 12. That which used to be widespread Mourning fast after death it is no longer used frequently in Judaism today. Also in Hinduism religious fasting is sometimes practiced. Fasting there usually introduces a festival or ritual. Furthermore, many Hindus fast on full moon and new moon days. The eleventh day after that is also used as a fasting day by many Hindus. Fasting in this religion can also be used depending on the situation and person-related. E.g. a woman on certain foods over a certain one Period refrain from asking for the husband to get well or something similar.
The best known and most extensive fasting is known from Islam. In the month Ramadan is the 30-day fast for every believer Muslim required. Solid and liquid food is not to be consumed from sunrise to sunset. Only small children, old and sick people, pregnant women, travelers and breastfeeding women are exempt from this fasting rule. Next to the Abstaining from food also mustn't Perfume used, sexual intercourse must be avoided. Furthermore, you shouldn't argue during this time. At the end of Ramadan, the three-day festival of breaking the fast follows. Probably the most radical form of religious fasting is from the Jainism, an Indian religious secession. Fasting becomes Purifying the soul and used to clean the camera and practiced very extremely. In very extreme cases, fasting to the point of death is also practiced, which religion describes as salvation.