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The Chinese word bigu compounds bi 辟 "ruler; monarch; avoid; ward off; keep away" and gu 穀 or 谷 "cereal; grain; millet".The bi 辟 meaning in bigu is a variant Chinese character for bi 避 "avoid; shun; evade; keep away" (e.g., bixie 辟邪 or 避邪 "ward off evil spirits; talisman; amulet").
[33] [31] [71] [72] A Handbook for the Discipline of Lent delineates the following Lutheran fasting guidelines: [73] Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday with only one simple meal during the day, usually without meat. Refrain from eating meat (bloody foods) on all Fridays in Lent, substituting fish for example.
Meat-free days or veggiedays are declared to discourage or prohibit the consumption of meat on certain days of the week. Mondays and Fridays are the most popular days. There are also movements encouraging people giving up meat on a weekly, monthly, or permanent basis.
CNN’s David G. Allan became a vegetarian 30 years ago this Thanksgiving. And it stuck. Here are five things he learned about himself and the world since that first turkey-less meal.
Many kosher meat restaurants alter their menus during The Nine Days, replacing meat and chicken dishes with fish and vegetarian options in order to remain open while the meat prohibition is in place. [8] [9] Children, pregnant or nursing women, and old or sick people who must eat meat for health reasons are allowed to do so.
Despite the seemingly ceaseless torrent of bad luck, these people have often demonstrated remarkable resilience, finding silver linings in even the most challenging circumstances.
Last year, about 65% of people surveyed said they planned to eat more meatless meals. That’s a good sign: While evidence is mixed, a number of studies have linked eating a lot of red or ...
The Friday fast is a Christian practice of variously (depending on the denomination) abstaining from meat, dairy products and alcohol, on Fridays, or holding a fast on Fridays, [1] [2] that is found most frequently in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist traditions.