a serious question.....

[stokemaveric]

why do people eat fish on a friday??? mayhem has engulfed my office today...and no work has been done.....

[wiggal]

Im confused!

Its Thursday!?

[snags]

I had fish on Monday. Am I going to Hell?

[stokemaveric]

but its friday tomorrow wiggal.....

[wiggal]

Oh right!

Well my mum normally makes Curry on a Friday apparently, so thats what i will have!

[snags]

Here you go stoke:

http://www.kencollins.com/question-38.htm

[cazzz1975]

as copied:

an old roman catholic tradition about not eating meat on friday,however fish was deemed to be ok to eat on the friday, also deep sea fishermen are superstitious about leaving port/harbour on a friday so leave port on thursday or saturday meaning fish holds are usually needing to be emptied by the following thurs/friday, making friday about the best day to get the freshest fish.

[stokemaveric]

thanks snags and cazz.....maybe we can get some work done tomorrow lol.....

[dothawkes31]

it's what good catholics do because of the crucifiction being on a friday, I'm having fish today but i am Anglican

[dothawkes31]

Do you think it's odd that i used a small c for catholic but a big A for Anglican, I never realised I did that!

[steg]

i'm also having fish today, but i'm Scottish

[mike11111]

Cazzz's answer is correct. In fact, until about the mid-sixties the custom of not eating meat on Good Friday, as opposed to any other Friday, was widely followed even by those who were not RC. At that time fish&chips shops only opened during the daytime twice a week, on Fridays and Saturdays. The only High Street shops at the time allowed to open on Good Friday were wet fish shops. The discipline of abstaining from meat on Fridays was removed by the Vatican in the 60s so it has largely disappeared from from popular culture, but still has a following, especially on Good Friday. Instead of eating meat on that day I was forced to eat tinned salmon (a luxury) which always struck me as slightly incongruous.

[cazzz1975]

catholicism doesnt take into account people who are allergic to fish ..

[mike11111]

FAO Dothawkes31.

There's nothing wrong with your use of capitals. 'catholic' is a simple adjective meaning 'universal', and needs no capital letter except, perhaps, when it is used as shorthand for 'Roman Catholic'. Of course there are other churches who lay claim to the title 'catholic'. Anglican, on the other hand, refers to a specific denomination and is therefore written with a capital letter.

[mike11111]

cazzzz you miss the point. The discipline was that you must not eat MEAT on Fridays, not that you must eat FISH. You could eat anything else you liked, but remember that at the time fish was a very cheap and valuable source of protein and other nutrients.

[theonlyone]

I thought it was because Jesus was crusified on Friday ?