A Fast Day is a day of religious fasting observed at various periods by different religious groups, Jewish, Christian, and other, sometimes with the authority of government. Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all Food, Drink, or both for a period of time
In American history it is an obsolete holiday, "A day of public fasting and prayer", which was traditionally observed in the New England states. Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the 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 (cf. , Rogation Days). Rogation days are in the calendar of the Western Church four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy It was observed by church attendance, fasting and abstinence from secular activities. Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all Food, Drink, or both for a period of time The first fast day was proclaimed in Boston on September 8, 1670. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz
Fast day had lost its significance as a religious holiday by the late 19th century. It was abolished by Massachusetts in 1894 (being replaced with Patriots' Day) and shortly thereafter by Maine, which also adopted Patriots' Day. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Patriots' Day (sometimes spelled Patriot's Day or Patriots Day) is a Civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean It continued in New Hampshire until 1991, signifying only the opening of the summer tourist season; the April holiday was dropped and replaced with the January Civil Rights Day, and then, in 1999, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Martin Luther King Jr Day is a United States Holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Martin Luther King Jr Day is a United States Holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr [1]
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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.
Links relating to New England history
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