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Term	Definition	Guidelines	Can Eat	Can Drink
Fasting	NOT eating and drinking from midnight to noon Monday to Friday Great and Holy Saturday Eat ONLY one meal each day	When can eat and drink How much can eat and drink	One meal from noon to midnight	From noon to midnight ALWAYS can drink water
Abstinence	Abstain from specific forbidden items from midnight to midnight Monday to Friday Great and Holy Saturday	What can eat What can drink	Can eat non-forbidden foods	Can drink non-forbidden beverages

The term "Fasting" means "NOT eating and drinking from midnight to noon, Monday to Friday". Fasting is NOT done on Saturday and Sunday except for Great and Holy Saturday. Fasting does NOT include drinking water. Additionally, "Fasting" means eating ONLY one meal from noon to midnight and drinking, except for water, ONLY from noon to midnight.

The term "Abstinence" means "not eating specific forbidden foods from midnight to midnight and not drinking specific forbidden beverages from midnight to midnight, Monday to Friday". Abstinence is not done on Saturday and Sunday except for Great and Holy Saturday.

"Fasting" and "Abstinence" are not done on:

For Sunday, the reason is in memory of Feasts of Feasts Holy and Glorious Pascha
ForSaturday (except for Great and Holy Saturday), the reason is preparation for Sunday

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