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Among Eastern Christians (Catholics / Orthodox) eggs are traditionally abstained from during all or parts of Lent, it depends on the particular church.
by michaelsbradley 8y ago
Among Eastern Christians (Catholics / Orthodox) eggs are traditionally abstained from during all or parts of Lent, it depends on the particular church.
- Jtsummers 8y agoInteresting. That's not the case with US-based Catholics, or other Catholics I've met from Western or Southern Europe and the Americas. But while I know a few Eastern Orthodox folks I haven't really compared the specifics of the traditions.
- michaelsbradley 8y agoMost Catholics from those areas are Western Catholics (a.k.a. Latin Rite Catholics or Roman Catholics). See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_particular_churches_and_liturgical_rites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_particular_churches_a...
- foldr 8y agoAquinas held that eggs shouldn't be eaten during Lent: http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3147.htm http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3147.htm I don't know when/how the tradition changed.
- foldr 8y agoI'd also add that "pancake day" (aka Shrove Tuesday) only makes sense if eggs are one of the prohibited foods: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday