Lent, which is the strictest fasting period of the year, this year starts on March 2 and ends on April 19, when it is celebrated Easter. Meat, fish, eggs, milk and products from them and wine are not allowed during Lent, IPN reports.
Priest of the Saint Hierarch Nicolae Church of Chisinau Petru Storoja has told IPN that cheese can be eaten this Sunday, March 1, which is also called the Sunday of Forgiveness or the Sunday when Adam was sent out of the Garden of Eden.
Lent means not only refraining from food, but first of all prayer. “One should eat only a little so as not to be hungry,” stated the priest.
Lent is the longest fasting season of the year. It lasts for 40 days plus Holy Week, which is the week before Easter. This period prepares the Christians for the return to life of Jesus Christ.
On the Annunciation (April 7) and on Palm Sunday (April 12), those who fast are allowed to eat fish.
The faithful are urged to take communion. Services will be held daily on the first and last week of Lent, except for Fridays.
