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While each group or person had their own way of fasting — some fast only during the day, have one meal after dark, avoid meat and/or candy or abstain from food altogether — drinking beer was generally permitted under monastic fasting rules.
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Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Fasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fasting. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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