Fish on Good Friday

Julie-Ann · #1 22-04-2011, 02:30 PM

Do you only eat fish for dinner on Good Friday? My family always had the tradition of having fish and chips for dinner on Good Friday. Although DH has embraced the tradition (any excuse for take away

) he thought it was a little odd. Now I know there are many other people who do this as well - I will see them all tonight at the packed local fish and chip shop

. I am not sure where the tradition comes from- maybe it is a Catholic thing

.
So does anyone know why we do this? And do you follow the same tradition?

tryingtodecorate · #2 22-04-2011, 02:43 PM

This could get interesting..........

From what I understand Catholics aren't supposed to eat meat on Good Friday or any Friday during lent (40 days before Easter). It seems most Catholic people I know now give up something for lent, whether it be C.o.k.e, McDonalds, Chocolate or something else and not necessarily meat but will have Fish on Good Friday.

As for me, I eat what I like when I like. We are having Chicken tonight

Julie-Ann · #3 22-04-2011, 02:48 PM

I thought it was you had to white meat on Good Friday

. But chicken or fish and chip- I'm happy

tryingtodecorate · #4 22-04-2011, 03:00 PM

I'm not Catholic so I don't follow the rule but I'm sure it is only fish. I think Chicken falls under the animal rule. But I could be wrong

Now I'm hungry so I'm going to go and start dinner! I could so easily have fritters and chips tonight, enjoy your dinner JA!

Julie-Ann · #5 22-04-2011, 03:16 PM

Lol if only I had paid more attention to the nuns when teaching us this stuff

bubbles · #6 22-04-2011, 03:23 PM

We eat fish on good friday. As a child I understood that this is the day that Christ died, so we do not eat meat (blood). I am orthodox and hubby is catholic.
Most years it is at my inlaws so it is marinara pasta, calamari, prawns, fish salads vegies ect.
Going over soon

Eli · #7 22-04-2011, 03:39 PM

Yes Catholics don't eat meat on the Friday's during Lent and Good Friday. Being the good Catholics (and 1 Italian) that we are we were going to have garlic prawns that the SIL was supposed to bring down with them today. Lucky we aren't religious and that I had chicken mince in the fridge as he forgot them. Mind you it was the kids who insisted we couldn't have meat in the first place. Chicken lasagne cooking away and also a potato and leek soup.

Lanne · #8 22-04-2011, 06:17 PM

I am told it is only fish too (but wouldnt have a clue)

I fall into the 'celebrate chocolate and bunnies and family' rather than the 'true meaning of easter' but a friend and I were discussing this today and she said it is fish only - and she didnt have any! I said she could swap and have fish tomorrow and her intentions would be enough. Apparently not?

I got fish and chips for the boys last night and many people were fussing about the opening hours for today - they were going to be BUSY by the looks of the display cabinets and fridges.

I picked up some videos too and a woman was talking about Ben Hur. She was funny! She said. Do you have Ben Hur. It is a classic Easter movie and I must watch it. It is an easter tradition. It might well be in her house but surely everyone isnt watching Ben Hur this weekend? Is it an easter movie?
Another friend mentioned she watches 16 candles and some other 80s movie every easter.

we used to always do a project/clean up etc over the break but the last few years we all breathe out and fall in a heap.

NewHome · #9 22-04-2011, 06:48 PM

I shouldn't have meat, butter, milk, cheese and anything from an animal today, but we just stick with the no meat and eat the other stuff. I'm starving haha.

thisisme · #10 22-04-2011, 08:29 PM

We're just like NewHome, except my family doesn't eat any of those from the list. They don't know I secretly had chocolate today. Ooops