Many Churches practice very interesting customs associated with the Feast of the Beheading of St. John. Again, these are simply pious customs, some of which are:
-don\'t eat off round plates (as already mentioned)
-don\'t use knives of sharp tools
-don\'t eat anything red
-don\'t eat anything that comes in a head (lettuce, cabbage)
Not that there\'s anything \"spiritual\" about these customs, just various pious customs.
On fasting...the ideal on a strict fast day is one meal, Lenten, after Vespers. This Feast also happens to be a wine and oil day. For people who work (and anyone, actually), it is really the spiritual father\'s call. I have one man who works a very challenging job who keeps the fast, but for most I recommend to eat a very small meal in the early afternoon (lunch break), to maintain as much of the spirit of the fast as they can.
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