Does chicken count as meat for lent?
Chicken is considered meat for Lent. The Catholic Church's abstinence laws consider that meat comes only from animals such as chickens, cattle or pigs-all of which live on land. Birds are also considered meat. Fish are a different category of animal.
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Why can't Catholics say hallelujah during lent?
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What day of the week can Catholics eat meat during lent?
Catholics don't eat meat on Fridays during Lent. Thank you fo...
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What does the color purple represent in lent?
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Are you supposed to fast on Friday during Lent?
Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash We...
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Lent is mostly observed by the Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyter...
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What does the color purple represent in lent?
In Lent, the color purple symbolizes pain, suffering, and the...
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In the Christian tradition, Lent is a 40-day period (time dep...
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Why can't Catholics say hallelujah during lent?
I'm sorry. I could not find why Catholics could not say Halle...
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Lent 2011 begins on Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011. For Eastern...
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What day does lent end on this year in 2011?
Lent ends on Holy Saturday, which is Saturday, April 23, 2011...
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The way to celebrate is decorate your church and/or home in p...
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Does lent end on Easter or Good Friday?
Lent ends on the night before Easter Sunday, during the Easte...
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What day of the week can Catholics eat meat during lent?
Catholics don't eat meat on Fridays during Lent. Thank you fo...
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What animals can't you eat on lent?
You are supposed to avoid red meat during lent. Thanks for us...
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What is the signifigance of lent?
Lent is a time of prayer and sacrifice before Easter, represe...
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About Lent
Lent is a period in the Christian calendar leading up to Holy Week, which culminates in Easter. Lent is traditionally a time when fasting occurred in past times. Today many people 'give up' something for Lent in order to be in a more reflective mood.
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