Eastern Orthodox fasting periods

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eastern_Orthodox_fasting_periods

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:religion
gptkbp:Apostles'_Fast_duration	variable length
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Christmas gptkb:Feast_of_Saints_Peter_and_Paul gptkb:Dormition_of_the_Theotokos gptkb:Pascha_(Easter) Divine Liturgy
gptkbp:calendar	gptkb:Julian_calendar gptkb:Revised_Julian_calendar gptkb:Gregorian_calendar_(in_some_jurisdictions)
gptkbp:dietaryRestriction	abstinence from meat abstinence from dairy abstinence from fish (on some days) abstinence from eggs abstinence from oil (on some days) abstinence from wine (on some days)
gptkbp:Dormition_Fast_duration	14 days
gptkbp:duration	varies by period
gptkbp:endDate	major feast
gptkbp:excludes	children pregnant women travelers the elderly the sick
gptkbp:frequency	multiple times per year
gptkbp:Great_Lent_duration	40 days plus Holy Week
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Eastern Orthodox fasting periods
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:Beheading_of_St._John_the_Baptist gptkb:Exaltation_of_the_Cross gptkb:Great_Lent gptkb:Apostles'_Fast gptkb:Dormition_Fast gptkb:Nativity_Fast gptkb:Paramony_(Eve_of_Theophany_and_Nativity) Wednesdays and Fridays
gptkbp:Nativity_Fast_duration	40 days
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christians
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:spirituality preparation for feasts
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Greek_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Byzantine_Rite gptkb:Orthodox_Church_in_America Eastern Christian traditions
gptkbp:spirituality	gptkb:prayer almsgiving repentance self-control
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Coptic_fasting_periods
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6