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Christians avoid eating meat and prefer to have fish on Fridays. They want to stay away from meat on the death day of Christ. Eating fish on Friday and avoiding meat is observed on the sixth day of every week,which is Friday. This day is known by Catholics as the day when God made animals and brought them into the world.
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Why do we eat fish on Friday?
The practice of eating fish is related to the day we typically abstain from meat: Friday. This is the day that Christ died, so abstaining from the shedding (and consuming) of blood seems appropriate.
How did fish become part of the culture of the Catholic Church?
Using this technicality, people began consuming the flesh of fish in place of the flesh of animals on days of abstinence. Fish thus became a part of the culture of the Catholic Church. People, of course, had been eating fish since the beginning of time, but the consumption of fish was limited to areas near waters where fish were plentiful.
Why can Catholics eat meat on Fridays?
In its abstinence rule, the Church simply required its members to abstain from eating meat with the idea that people would limit their food to vegetables and grains on Fridays. Meat is generally considered to be the flesh of warm-blooded land animals.
Why did Jesus eat fish?
The New Testament describes Christ both accompanying them on a fishing trip and eating fish with them. However, this was due to the fact that they lived next to the Sea of Galilee which made fish a common food in that area.