Today is the first day of the longest fasting period in Orthodox Christian tradition. Strict fasting is observed during the first and last week, and apart from animal and dairy foods, which are excluded during the entire fasting period, vegetable fats..
Every year on the 14th day of the first month of the Hebrew year (Nisan), Jews around the world celebrate Pesach (Passover). Passover. The festival is dedicated to the flight of the Jews from Egypt and the worship of God through redemption . The..
The Great Lent preceding Easter in Orthodox Christianity in 2023 begins on February 27 - the Monday after Cheesefare Sunday (Sirni Zagovezni). The Great Lent lasts seven weeks and ends a day before the Orthodox Easter , which this year falls on..
Christmas is drawing closer, and with it – the end of the Advent fast. There are people, even those who do not adhere to the Christian faith, who believe that purification at a physical level – by abstaining from food of animal origin – leads..
More than 650,000 Muslims in Bulgaria are to welcome the Holy Month of Ramadan, which begins on April 13. Fasting, held from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, is one of the main pillars of Islam and a time of self-examination and religious devotion. Ill..
