This certainly would have been true in the ancient Mediterranean world in late winter—our time of Lent. Today this hardly seems true, since seafood is the luxury and hamburger costs pennies. And besides, the tradition is to abstain from meat, not necessarily to eat fish. Eating vegetables suffices. The practice of eating fish is related to the day we typically abstain from meat: Friday.
This is the day that Christ died, so abstaining from the shedding and consuming of blood seems appropriate. So carving up and eating Leviathan on the day that Christ killed death makes great sense to the biblical imagination. Think of that next time you skip that Friday hamburger for a tuna fish sandwich. This article appeared in the March issue of U. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. But do you know why?
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By Find out why omega-3s are a healthy diet essential and where you can get them. Stay in the Know Sign up to receive occasional email updates. Get business and foodservice updates. One varied example passed down through the ages suggests that a pope, during medieval times, had some buddies who were fishermen.
His buddies had some money problems, so to help them out, he ordered Catholics to eat fish every Friday of Lent. In another variation, the pope actually owned his OWN fishing fleet and, therefore, benefitted handsomely from this demand, which meant he continued to encourage the consumption of fish on Friday. Of course, in reality. There have actually been investigations into these claims, through the annals of the church and church documents, but no proof has been found proving a papal conspiracy linked to the consumption of fish.
Though there is no proof of a maritime monopoly being perpetrated by the Pope, fish did play a part in history in a somewhat reverse manner at the beginning of the Reformation period. He tried to convince the young woman, Anne Boleyn, to become his mistress. The young woman refused. She did not want to be his mistress; she wanted to be his wife. As a member of the Roman Catholic Church, even King Henry could not divorce his wife and simply get remarried.
He pined away for quite some time without being able to quench his desire for the other woman. As time went on, Henry became so enamored; he actually left the Catholic church and established the Church of England so that he could divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn. That marriage, of course, only lasted around 3 years and ended with Anne losing her head. He went on to be married a total of 6 times. After this move, eating fish actually became unpopular as it was seen as being associated with Catholicism rather than the Church of England.
Families who had fished for generations now had to seek other employment or become destitute. In an effort to boost the economy and help the local fisherman, Edward reinstated fasting and the eating of fish became a popular Friday alternative again — allowing a resurgence in the fishing industry. The franchise owner, Lou Groen, decided to create a new offering to overcome the losses and appeal to those who could not eat meat on Fridays- and that is how the Filet-o-Fish was born.
So, even though abstaining from meat on Fridays is not outlined within the bible, it has biblical implications and has been taught through the church for many generations. Additionally, though the eating of fish is not part of the mandates that come from the church, it is one of those things that has been passed down for enough generations that it has become commonplace in Catholic households throughout the world. If fish is not something you enjoy, you may want to decline the invitation.
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