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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Christian fasting period
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Nativity_Fast
gptkb:Advent_Fast
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Christmas_Eve
gptkb:Feast_of_the_Nativity
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gptkbp:beginsOnCopticChurch
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November 25
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gptkbp:calendar
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gptkb:Gregorian_calendar_(some_churches)
Julian calendar (some churches)
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Christian_liturgy
Christian fasting
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gptkbp:compatibleWith
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Most Western Christian churches
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gptkbp:duration
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40 days (Eastern Orthodox)
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gptkbp:endDate
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December 24 (Eastern Orthodox)
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gptkbp:endsOnCopticChurch
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January 6
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gptkbp:excludes
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Feast days within the fast may allow fish, wine, and oil
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Fast of the Nativity
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gptkbp:lengthInCopticChurch
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43 days
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkb:Syriac_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Maronite_Church
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gptkbp:origin
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Early Christian tradition
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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4th century
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gptkbp:prohibits
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Abstinence from dairy
Abstinence from eggs
Abstinence from fish (on some days)
Abstinence from meat
Abstinence from wine and oil (on some days)
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gptkbp:purpose
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gptkb:Preparation_for_the_Nativity_of_Jesus
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Advent
gptkb:Christmas
gptkb:Advent_(Western_Christianity)
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gptkbp:significance
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Repentance
Spiritual preparation
Anticipation of Christ's birth
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gptkbp:startDate
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November 15 (Eastern Orthodox)
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gptkbp:type
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Fasting
Liturgical season
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Armenian_liturgical_calendar
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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