Why meat is not eaten during Lent, which days the abstinence applies and what is the religious significance within the ...
Every year, when Lent begins, the same question comes back and intrigues a lot of people: why don’t we eat meat during Lent?
Many Christians observe Ash Wednesday on Feb. 18, which begins the 40 days of Lent ahead of Easter on April 5.
The Roman Catholic Church requires its followers to practice abstinence from meat and fasting on Ash Wednesday.