One of the most distinctive practices of Roman Catholics is a preference for eating fish on Fridays, especially during Lent. Traditionally, devout Roman Catholics would not eat meat on all Fridays of the year. In recent decades, however, rules have relaxed, and today most Catholics only abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent. Now, have you ever wondered why Catholics have this tradition, as well as how and why it developed?

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