Also means
day of fasting
Usage Note
Fastentag is a day on which a believer abstains from food or certain foods for religious reasons. In Catholic practice Fridays and the forty days of Lent (Fastenzeit) traditionally involve fasting; the concept also exists in Islam (Ramadan) and Judaism.
Examples
"An Fastentagen verzichtet sie auf Fleisch und isst nur Fisch."
Natural Translation
On fast days she abstains from meat and eats only fish.
Literal Translation
On fast-days abstains she from meat and eats only fish.
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