During the weeks leading up to Easter, you may have noticed a lot of advertisements calling people to buy fish for Friday. What’s it all about?
For the Christian community, abstinence from terrestrial meats became a tradition because in the old days, terrestrial meats (like beef, chicken and lamb) were considered a luxury food. Christians were supposed to fast and to eat simply. Fish on the other hand was considered a poor people’s food as it was cheap and abundant.
Today, the tradition continues even though you’ll be lucky to find fish that’s cheaper than terrestrial meats.
