Xerophagy
Sign in to saveXerophagy ("dry eating", from Greek "dry" and "eat") is a form of ancient Christian fasting in which a believer fasts from food and water until sunset, as well as abstains from meat, alcohol and succulent fruits for the one meal that is consumed after sunset; the early Church's Apostolic Constitutions enjoin for the meal eaten after sundown: bread, salt, water, nuts, as well as vegetables cooked with water and salt. The early Christian apologist Tertullian references this manner of fasting in his works.
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Xerophagy ("dry eating", from Greek "dry" and "eat") is a form of ancient Christian fasting in which a believer fasts from food and water until sunset, as well as abstains from meat, alcohol and succulent fruits for the one meal that is consumed after sunset; the early Church's Apostolic Constitutions enjoin for the meal eaten after sundown: bread, salt, water, nuts, as well as vegetables cooked with water and salt. The early Christian apologist Tertullian references this manner of fasting in his works.
The injunction of xerophagy was set forth in the Apostolic Constitutions for the season of Lent, and on the last two days of Holy Week (Good Friday and Holy Saturday), "nothing whatsoever is to be eaten."
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