Vegan Travelling

 When you are planning your next trip to the East Europe countries and Eurasia check Christian Orthodox holidays calendar for the next fast. The Orthodox traditions prescribes during this periods totally vegan menu. In general, fasting means abstaining from meat and meat products, dairy (eggs and dairy products) and fish. There are two major and more well-known fasts during the Orthodox year: 1. Christmas Fast or Nativity Fast between November 28th and January 6th 2. Great Lent which consists of the 6 weeks (40 Days) preceding and precedes Pascha (Easter). There some other fasts: Apostles’ Fast, the Dormition Fast, a two-week long Fast preceding the Dormition of the Theotokos (repose of The Virgin Mary), lasting from August 1 through August 15 and others. In the last few years keeping of the orthodox traditions became popular in the post Soviet society and become stronger in other Eastern Europe countries. Regarding to this tendency people exposed to the principals of the fast’s diet. During these special periods majority of cafes and restaurants have special fast menu. In addition, even not in the fast period, you can try to order ‘fast dish’. In Russian, use the terming “post” or “postnoe menu”.

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