to abstain from food and drink for major part of the day some people fast during the month of shabaan which precedes ramadan and especially during the three days leading to ramadan catholics they fast and abstain from meat on ash wednesday and good friday and abstain from meat on all fridays in lent on ash wednesday and good friday two small meals and one regular meal is allowed but meat is forbidden on fridays in lent no meat is allowed buddhists all the main branches of buddhism practice some periods of fasting usually on full moon days and other holidays the buddhists abstain from solid food for some it is a method of purification