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11Day of Ashura — Shi a Muslims in Bahrain strike their chests during the mourning Official name Arabic: عاشوراء (ʻĀshūrā’); Turkish: Aşure Günü …
12Fasting — Fasting, which was practised in Judaism and by the disciples of St. John the Baptist, was recommended by Christ both by example and teaching (Luke 4:2; Matt. 6:1618 and Mark 2:20). It was observed by the Apostles (Acts 13:2; 14:23; 2 Cor. 11:27) …
13fasting — Fasting is the practice of abstaining from food or drink for religious purposes, usually for a specified period of time. It passed into Protestantism from its Catholic and Jewish roots, but only in an attenuated form as a voluntary, occasional …
14Fasting and abstinence in the Roman Catholic Church — For Roman Catholics, fasting is the reduction of one s intake of food to one full meal a day. This may or may not be accompanied by abstinence from meat when eating. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that all people are obliged by God to perform… …
15fasting — Abstaining from food, usually for religious or ethical reasons. In ancient religions it was used to prepare worshipers or priests to approach deities, to pursue a vision, to demonstrate penance for sins, or to assuage an angered deity. All the… …
16Fasting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fasting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fasting fasting Sgm: N 1 xerophagy xerophagy Sgm: N 1 famishment famishment starvation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 fast fast jour maigre Sgm: N 2 fast d …
17Fasting girls — Mollie Fancher, the Brooklyn Enigma Fasting girls is a Victorian term for young females, usually pre adolescent, who, it was claimed, were capable of surviving over indefinitely long periods of time without consuming any food or other nourishment …
18Day of Prayer — A Day of Prayer is a day allocated to prayer, either by leaders of religions or the general public, for a specific purpose. Such days are usually ecumenical in nature. Contents 1 World Day of Prayer for Peace 2 Global Day of Prayer 3 National Day …
19Day of Arafat — Infobox Holiday holiday name=Day of Arafat official name=Arabic: ى nickname=The Day of Repentance ends=9 Dhu al Hijjah observances=Prayer, Fasting, Repentance type=Islamic significance=Commemoration of Muhammad s final sermon and completion of… …
20Day of Atonement — Synonyms and related words: Fast of Av, Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Weeks, Hanukkah, High Holy Days, New Year, Ninth of Av, Passover, Pentecost, Pesach, Purim, Rosh Hashanah, Shabuoth, Simhath Torah, Sukkoth, Yom Kippur, asceticism, cold… …
