fasting periods
Times without eating
Fasting periods are intervals during which a person abstains from food, drink, or both.
The term appears in religious contexts—Ramadan, Lent, Yom Kippur—and in health discussions around intermittent fasting: During fasting periods, the body shifts to burning stored fat.
The phrase emphasizes duration: not a skipped meal but a deliberate stretch of abstention.
- Tisha B'AvJewish fast commemorating calamities
- LentChristian fasting season
- NavratriNine-night Hindu festival
- religious observancePractice of faith duties
- RamadanNinth Islamic month
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