What is the rule regarding non-vegetarian food in Hinduism?
Usually eating habits in indian society are greatly influenced by religion and culture. In hinduism, there is a tradition of abstaining from non-vegetarian food on Tuesday, thursday and Saturday. Similarly, there are some special rules of eating in Muslim religion as well. In such a situation, let us know what are the eating habits in Muslim society and whether these people also abstain.
Perhaps there is no uniformity regarding non-vegetarian food in Hinduism. Some Hindu communities are completely vegetarian, while some other communities also eat non-vegetarian food. However, many Hindus abstain from non-vegetarian food on Tuesday, thursday and Saturday. There are many reasons behind this tradition. Actually, some people believe that the influence of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn planets is more on these days and eating non-vegetarian food can increase the wrath of these planets. At the same time, non-vegetarian food has been linked to violence in many Hindu religious texts. Apart from this, some people believe that non-vegetarian food is harmful for health and by abstaining from non-vegetarian food these days, health remains good.
Moreover there are some special rules regarding non-vegetarian food in Muslim religion. Muslims should eat only the meat of halal animals. Halal meat is that which has been slaughtered in the Islamic way. On the other hand, eating pork is prohibited in Muslim religion. Apart from this, Muslims are also prohibited from drinking the blood of dead animals and alcohol. Let us tell you that in Muslim religion, fasting is observed in the month of Ramadan. During fasting, nothing is eaten or drunk from sunrise to sunset. It is also necessary to abstain from non-vegetarian food during fasting. Apart from this, there are no special rules regarding non-vegetarian food in Muslim religion according to the days.