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| '''Fast Day''' is |
A '''Fast Day''' is a day of religious ] observed at various periods by different religious groups, Jewish, Christian, and others, sometimes with the authority of government. | ||
| In American history it is an obsolete ], "A day of public fasting and prayer", which was traditionally observed in the ] states. It had its origin in days of prayer and repentance proclaimed in the early days of the American colonies by Royal Governors, often before the ]. It was observed by church attendance, ] and abstinence from secular activities. The first fast day was proclaimed in ] on ] ]. | |||
| Fast day had lost its significance as a religious holiday by the late ]. It was abolished by ] in 1894 (being replaced with ]) and shortly thereafter by ] (likewise, it adopted the new holiday). It continued on in ] until 1991 (the April holiday was dropped and replaced with the January Civil Rights Day, and, in 1999, ]). | Fast day had lost its significance as a religious holiday by the late ]. It was abolished by ] in 1894 (being replaced with ]) and shortly thereafter by ] (likewise, it adopted the new holiday). It continued on in ] until 1991 (the April holiday was dropped and replaced with the January Civil Rights Day, and, in 1999, ]). | ||
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| ===Examples of Religious Fast Days=== | |||
| * (Jeremiah 36:6, American Standard Version ). | |||
| * (though little actual fasting may be done) | |||
| * apparently to mark a national fast. | |||
| ===Links relating to New England history=== | |||
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Revision as of 23:48, 11 March 2006
A Fast Day is a day of religious fasting observed at various periods by different religious groups, Jewish, Christian, and others, sometimes with the authority of government.
In American history it is an obsolete holiday, "A day of public fasting and prayer", which was traditionally observed in the New England states. It had its origin in days of prayer and repentance proclaimed in the early days of the American colonies by Royal Governors, often before the spring planting. It was observed by church attendance, fasting and abstinence from secular activities. The first fast day was proclaimed in Boston on September 8 1670.
Fast day had lost its significance as a religious holiday by the late 1800s. It was abolished by Massachusetts in 1894 (being replaced with Patriot's Day) and shortly thereafter by Maine (likewise, it adopted the new holiday). It continued on in New Hampshire until 1991 (the April holiday was dropped and replaced with the January Civil Rights Day, and, in 1999, Martin Luther King Day).
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Examples of Religious Fast Days
- Baruch's public reading of Jeremiah's prophecies "upon the fast-day" (Jeremiah 36:6, American Standard Version ).
- The Thursday of a present-day Scottish "communion season" still referred to as the "fast day" (though little actual fasting may be done)
- A "Fast-Day Service" held in 1857 in London apparently to mark a national fast.