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Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. A fast may be total or partial concerning that from which one fasts, and may be prolonged or intermittent as to the period of fasting. Fasting practices may preclude sexual activity as well as food, in addition to refraining from eating certain types or groups of foods; for example, one might refrain from eating meat.A complete fast in its traditional definition is abstinence of all... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mwcl_images May 31, 2008

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