ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too? Submitted by Inanimatepony t3_10pmdtz on January 31, 2023 at 3:03 AM in explainlikeimfive 93 comments 65
[deleted] t1_j6ldbej wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:29 AM [deleted] Permalink 6 Mrknowitall666 t1_j6ll7be wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:36 AM Well, in early Christianity, the prohibition was on land animals. Ie, fish isn't meat, but seafood Permalink Parent 4
Mrknowitall666 t1_j6ll7be wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:36 AM Well, in early Christianity, the prohibition was on land animals. Ie, fish isn't meat, but seafood Permalink Parent 4
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