Fasting Facts

In India foods are classified into three main types

1. Vegetarian

2. Non-Vegetarian

3. Eggeterian

The third one called Eggeterian is derived recently in which people eats only Eggs and Vegetables and hence they are called as the Eggeterian.

Fasting:

Usually people are in "Fast" for some specific reasons like festivals, God or Goddess or for some well wishes to happen in their life.

The thing which I get more surprise is, Vegetarian people are more in Northern part of India as compared with Southern part of India, even though Southern India follows many religious practices many people I found are all Non-Vegetarian not even Eggeterian.

And moreover I can find “Pure Veg” Hotels many in Northern and Central part of India. Still fasting is been practiced widely in India, I specifically find that North India people have more fasting than the South India people.

Monday and Thursday are the major fasting days.

As Monday is for Start of the week and Thursday is for Sai Baba. Apart from them major fasting is been practiced on the following reasons:

• Sravan - Even Non-Vegetarians have fast on this whole month (North India)
• Puratasi - Even Non-Vegetarians have fast on this whole month (South India)
• Chaudurtai - For  Lord Ganesha birthday
• Friday - For Goddess (Amman) in Sothern India Friday is viewed as most precious day of the week
• Depends on the people and prayers they used to have fast on some festivals and for Gods like Shiva,Iyyappa, Muruga, etc., 

Fasting Dish:

“Sabudanna “– Famous fasting dish in Northern part of India.

Sabudanna

Only in India we follow these kinds of practices which none in the world follows as more than us. It’s nice to see how the people from same country have different practices and culture.

Moreover I conclude is, being in fasting once in a week is good for health and mind.