In general, fast days for Orthodox Christians are all Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the year (except for fast-free periods), the four canonical fast periods of Great Lent, Nativity Fast, Apostles' ...
According to VCIOM, four in ten Orthodox Russians (42%) observe fasting, which is almost twice as many than in 2022 (24%). Over one-half of Russians polled do not usually observe fasting (56% ...