What Does Lent Have to Do With Crispy Fish Sandwiches? | Eater

"A longtime local spot where people recall growing up eating fried fish during Lent; as Mark Popham — who grew up eating fried fish there and now attends an Episcopalian church — puts it, “There is a tendency to think about Lent in terms of ‘giving up’ things, and at its worst this can just be a religious gloss on American diet culture.” He continues to observe Lent in activist, practical ways (carrying Narcan or cash to give out to those who might need it) and says of seasonal fast‑food fish, “It doesn’t change much to have a Filet‑O‑Fish instead of a Big Mac, but it reminds you of the other changes you could be making.” He also reflects more broadly that “I think after 1700 years of cultural hegemony Christians could do with taking the back seat for a few millennia.”" - Jaya Saxena