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Fasting Across World Religions


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From Hinduism to Eastern Orthodox, from Mormonism to Islam, fasting plays a significant role in many of the world's religions, as nicely summarized in this chart.

There is something about abstaining from food or drink that has led it to become a part of most of the world's religions. Why is that? And what forms does religious fasting take?
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When do the different religions fast, and what's the significance of the fasts for those religions? Here's a more detailed overview.
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Don't Eat That! - A Jewish Personal Take on Fasting


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Fasting for a month - Ramadan


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This video about the month-long fast of Ramadan as observed in America shares the views of a number of different American Muslims about the significance of this practice.
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The Bahai Month of Ala (Loftiness)The Fast Has Begun!!!


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The Baha'i religion also has a month-long fast, though Baha'i months are 19 days long. In this blog post, the author offers his personal reflections on the spiritual significance of the fast of the month of Ala.
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Professor Kathleen Dugan, of the University of San Diego, writes about the history of fasting in Christianity and other religions but primarily shares her own spiritual relationship with fasting. She connects with Jesus' fasting in the desert in order to discern God's will, to the positive aspects of fasting found in the monastic tradition, and to the spiritual discipline of asceticism, among much more.
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Legend of Karwa Chauth


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Karwa Chauth is a fast day specifically for married women in northwestern India, as a way for women to celebrate the bond with their "god-sisters" and to protect their husbands through the merit of their pious fast.

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Ramadan in the arctic circle


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Ramadan is a month-long fast, but those fasting are only prohibited from eating and drinking during the day, and they eat each night the iftar evening meal. But what do Muslims do who live so far north that the sun never sets?
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Santhara : The Jainist Ritual of Fasting Until the End of One's Life
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Fasting is one of the most important religious practices of Jainism, with many fast days and many forms of fasting throughout the year. A form of religious penance and purification, the one fasting must reach the point of not even wanting to eat. One increasingly popular practice is the vow of Santhara, fasting until one dies as one means of achieving moksha. A word of warning - some of these photos might be difficult to see.
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Fasting to Raise Political or Social Awareness


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Finally, the time-honored tradition of fasting has been taken up many times in the last century as a form of political protest or as a way to raise public awareness. The 40 Hour Famine, as described in this link, is one example of a fasting campaign to raise funds to find world hunger.

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