Arkan IX office. restrictions
Fasting, by definition, is established by some religions ban on a certain date for receipt of all food or individual species (especially meat, fish, dairy products). Origin of the posts are from the deep, it is associated with religious restrictions in the ancient class societies: in those days, the lack of products demanded by the people to limit themselves in eating, which was legalized.
Many religious teachings, this fact is connected with the doctrine of the sinfulness of the flesh: to become more spiritual, you need to torture the flesh. In the world's leading religions to be effective in a post religious believers.
In Orthodoxy, there are four multi-day fasting. Lent lasts for seven weeks, Petrov - from eight days to six weeks, the Assumption - a two-week post Christmas - seven-week. There are also day-posts: the Christians on Wednesdays and Fridays. There are also special days for the post: Epiphany Eve, the day of the Exaltation of the Cross, etc.
During the reception stations excluded meat and dairy foods.
Total sanctioned by the Orthodox church of about 200 fasting days per year.
In Catholicism there is no multi-day fasts, fasts on Wednesday the first week of Lent, on Good Friday, the eve of the Assumption and Christmas.
In Protestantism (except the Church of England) is not obligatory fasts.
In Islam, the main post - Eid al: Throughout the month of Ramadan is forbidden to eat, drink, smoking and sex. There are also individual posts, even post-redemptions for violating regulations believers of the Koran and Sharia law.
In Judaism, there are posts of the public: a sign of mourning, repentance, the memory of various events. Under the conditions of modern civilization, the demands for respect for posts is not very hard.
Symbolic aspect. On the field Arkan old woman praying in front of lamps. Hunk of Bread on the table.
Divination aspect. If you fall, this arch, you should consider compliance with certain restrictions. Limit yourself to something. Perhaps it will do you good.
