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Originally posted by Anne Elk
I thought they lapsed the ban on meat on Fridays (I picked this up from watching Father Ted). Or maybe it's just in effect on Good Friday (what's so good about it?)
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Didn't it start as a marketing ploy to sell more fish? (That is, improve demand for the burgeoning 16th century fishing industry in Ireland)
Every friday was reduced to fridays during lent. If you eat fish only one friday, it's going to be Good Friday.
