How Fasting Is Important In Every Religion?

Fasting, is an religious ritual done by believer for their their God. It is one of the ways to show your devotion to their God. Different religion have different ways of fasting. Fasting is prescribed in most world religions. The basic teaching in all religions is to develop a relationship with God and fasting is one way of achieving it because when we fast, we are telling God that we appreciate the bounties that he has provided for us like water and food and we also learn what it is like to live without food.

Muslims

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is a month of rejuvenation and cleansing. Muslims fast from dawn till dusk. We get up in the pre dawn hours to pray and then we have a light breakfast before starting the fast.

Hindu

In Hinduism fasting can be observed on certain days of the week or the month such as Purnima (full moon) and Ekadasi (11th day of the fortnight). Fasting at festival is common on days like Navaratri, Shivratri & Karwa Chauth. A common fasting ritual may mean avoidance of foods like fish and meat for a couple of days (for non-vegetarians).

Christian

In Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, used to observe a 40-day fast during Lent, a spring period of penitence before Easter, and during Advent, a penitential period before Christmas. Among Roman Catholics the observance has been modified with mandatory fasting only on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday during Lent.