Armenian Apostolic Lent, called Mets Pahk (Great Fast), is among the strictest in Christendom: monastic communities historically observed the Aghoohats — 'salt-and-bread' — regimen, consuming only bread, salt, and water Monday through Friday for the entire fifty-day period, breaking the fast only on weekend Eucharists. Lay observance excludes all animal products.
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