Orthodox Christians start Nativity Fast on November 28
The Orthodox Christians who follow the Gregorian calendar on November 28 start the Nativity Fast that is so known as the Advent. It runs for 40 days and ends on January 6 , before the Nativity of Jesus.
The fast entails fasting from poultry, meat products, eggs, dairy products, fish, oil, and wine. The fasting rules permit fish on Saturday and Sunday throughout the fasting period. The persons who are ill, the very young or elderly and nursing mothers are exempt from fasting. Those who want to take communion can do it in any church starting with the first fasting week.
There are four fasting periods during the year, namely Great Lent, the Apostles’ Fast, the Nativity Fast and the Dormition Fast.
