Fridays Lent facts

While investigating facts about No Meat On Fridays Lent and Fish Fridays Lent, I found out little known, but curios details like:

McDonald's Filet-O-Fish was created in 1962 for Catholics abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent. According to McDonald's, a quarter of all its Filet-O-Fish sandwiches were sold during Lent last year.

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McDonald's Filet-O-Fish was invented by franchiser Lou Groen because of falling hamburger sales on Fridays (Lent)in his area. Ray Krock made a deal - they would sell his own "Hula Burger" (grilled pineapple) and the Filet-O-Fish one on Friday, the bestseller would be added to the permanent menu.

What can you eat on fridays during lent?

In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across answering what to eat on lent fridays. Here are 11 of the best facts about Meatless Fridays Lent and Catholic Meatless Fridays Lent I managed to collect.

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1. Due to its aquatic habitat and behavior, the Catholic Church officially categorized the Beaver as a type of fish, making it acceptable to eat on Good Friday and throughout Lent. This ruling was later extended to the Capybara and muskrat as well.

2. In the Middle Ages, Catholic women were prohibited from having sex on Sundays, Wednesdays, or Fridays, on feast days, while fasting for Lent or Advent or while "impure" (menstruation, pregnancy, 40 days after giving birth & while nursing). Everything but missionary position was considered sodomy

3. Muskrats are considered legally fish by the Catholic diocese of southeast Michigan, allowing them to be eaten on Fridays during Lent. When asked about the ruling the local bishop wrote that "anyone who could eat muskrat was doing penance worthy of the greatest of the saints."

4. Filet-O-Fish was created because McDonalds lost money during Lent. It came out of a bet with fried pineapple based Hula Burgers, where whichever sold more one Friday would be added to the menu hands down. 300 fish burgers were sold. Now, 1/4 of Filet-o-Fish sales take place during Lent.

5. There isn't actually anything in the bible that prohibits eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In fact, the Bible says that requiring people to abstain from meat is itself a sin.

6. Catholics cannot eat meat on Fridays during the "season" of Lent, but they have been given exceptions to the rule. Some of these exceptions include Puffin, Alligator and Muskrat

7. In the Middle Ages, married couples were not to have sex on Sundays (the Lord’s Day), nor on Thursdays or Fridays (which were used to prepare for Communion). There were also lengthy periods of required abstinence around holy events (like Lent) which could last from 15 to 60 days.

8. Christian holidays include Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Good Friday, Easter, and All Saint's Day.

9. The Catholic Church classifies beaver and capybara as a fish, allowing it to be eaten on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent.