Vegetarian On Friday

[jaynethepain]

What religions request a vegetarian diet on a Friday? I've been asked by a parent to ensure that a child doesn't eat, metal, poultry fish or eggs on a Friday for religious reasons. It's not a problem, just wondered what religions would enforce this? I understood that the family were Hindus. Thank you.

[Svejk]

I don't think you should give metal to any children to eat. Except robot children, of course. ;)

[sandyRoe]

not even iron rations?

[237SJ]

Catholic, according to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Fast

[sandyRoe]

Catholics eat fish on Fridays

[ummmm]

Catholics eat fish on a Friday. No meat though.

[Svejk]

Don't think it's a Hindu thing. Is this every Friday?

[Ric.ror]

I would have thought Hindus are veggie every day not just Friday
Why did you think they were Hindus?
Lots of Catholics in India

[jaynethepain]

Just read what I put! Should wear specs at all times!
I would have thought it would have been an all week kind of thing, a bit strange I think.

[Old_Geezer]

Fish is animal flesh therefore it is meat.
It sure ain't veg nor mineral.

[hc4361]

Could be a form of Taoism which requires followers to be vegan on certain days of the year.
There are so many different religions each with their own branches and divisions it is very difficult to find a specific one.

[elliemay1]

Catholics don't (i)have(i) to abstain from meat on Fridays any more. It's entirely optional.

[elliemay1]

^Was trying to put that in italics to see if it worked. Obviously not!

[joggerjayne]

It's part of the Sikh religion.

It's called Attentionsikhing.

[Old_Geezer]

Has to be square brackets ellie

[joggerjayne]

like this?

[elliemay1]

Thank you so much Old Geezer!

[Khandro]

Catholics traditionally refrained from eating meat on Fridays as an act of penance to mark the day of Christ’s death, but most are relaxed about this nowadays.
Hinduism is so vast that it can encompass other beliefs as well, so it would be possible to be a Hindu and a Christian as well. Hindus don't ever eat beef though, on any day, as the cow is a sacred animal.

[elliemay1]

^Yipee! It worked.

[Samuraisan]

Why don't you ask the parents?

[FredKBland]

No i am completely non vegetarian, never miss a chance to have it.