Christian fast
dietary law
Daniel Fast
10- or 21-day abstinence from foods declared unclean by God in the Laws of Moses
Apostles' Fast
fast observed by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians; begins on the 2nd (In the Byzantine tradition) or 1st (in the Coptic/Syriac traditions) 2nd Monday after Pentecost; ends on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul
Lent
Penitential season in preparation for the observance of Easter
Lent
penitential period observed by the Catholic Church preceding Easter
Christmas fast
period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches