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From the article: > Another opinion holds that Thursday was chosen as a poke in the eye to Orthodox believers, since their fasting days are traditionally Wedne
by objectivetruth 5y ago
From the article:
> Another opinion holds that Thursday was chosen as a poke in the eye to Orthodox believers, since their fasting days are traditionally Wednesday and Friday (official doctrine did all it could to encourage atheism).
- Grustaf 5y agoThe choice of day was probably related to this, but as mentioned above, eating fish on Fridays is not an Orthodox tradition.