Depending on which sect believers follow, bathing and physical contact with the opposite sex can also be prohibited. Herzfeld said believers typically spend this period of fasting in a synagogue praying. It's a time for repentance and asking God for forgiveness. The Daniel Fast begins with the biblical story of the prophet Daniel and his three friends who were brought to the king of Babylonia's palace.
They were to train for three years to be the king's servants. The king offered them food, but Daniel did not want to "defile" himself with the king's food, so he and his friends committed to eating only vegetables and water. Lavarin says the scripture doesn't mandate the Daniel Fast for Christians, so it's a voluntary journey. Although Daniel and his friends fasted for 10 days during their time with the king, there was another fast that he did for 21 days.
Lavarin says there isn't a set amount of time that people tend to participate in the fast but the range is three days to 21 days. More: Want to live longer? NIA study links fasting to longevity. Lavarin says the Daniel Fast consists of eliminating meat including fish , dairy, wine and added sugars and eating vegetables and fruits and drinking water.
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Easter is right around the corner, and the end of Lent abstinence and fasting is in sight. If it helps, know that many others feel your pain -- and not just fellow Christians. What you may not know is nearly all modern religions have fasting traditions. While the duration, practice, and specific reasons differ, all fasts have the similar goals of showing sacrifice and cleansing oneself.
Fasting can last for just a few hours or even a few weeks, usually with practitioners eating at night. Interestingly, even within a religion, different denominations or sects may fast differently or at different times. For example, within Christianity, there are several different denominations that fast at different times. Catholics do not eat meat on Fridays during Lent, while Coptic Christians, the main form of Christianity in Egypt, fast for different durations for a total of days throughout the year.
They have eight main fasts, and each lasts for a different duration and restricts the diet in a unique way.
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