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There are some denominations that observe Lent. Some churches fast at the beginning of the year. But I don't know of any scriptures that state which days.
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There is an ancient catechism called the Didache (ca. 100 AD) that designates Wednesday (the day of the Lord's betrayal) and Friday (the crucifixion) as fast days. These were to supercede the Old Testament tradition of Tuesdays and Thursdays. If one feels it is the will of God to follow these, then it should be fine since some ancient Christians did so.Although days of the week are not in scripture, Christ still called us to fast (Matthew 6:16,Mark 2:19, Matthew 17:21) & St. Paul clearly fasted (1 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 6:5). Cornelius fasted before St Peter preached the Gospel to the gentiles (Acts 10:30).Of course, there is a wrong way to fast (Luke 18:12) and a right way (Matthew 6:18). In the Orthodox Church, we observe a vegan diet (as much as possible) on these days; one may surely choose abstinence too according to one's ability. No one is called to anything to harm their health. God bless.
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Christianity is not a religion and fasting is not something you have to practice routinely. As far as I know there's nothing wrong with not fasting, as long as you are able to focus your mind wholly on God and his will as you live. But for me keeping my focus is difficult so I would fast if I had something important to pray about for myself or for somebody else. Because fasting requires you to sacrifice your food - one of our basic needs - whenever you feel hungry yet restraint yourself from eating, you remember how important God is.
So fast when you really need to. You dont have to fast on certain days or for so many hours and so forth
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