Abstract Considered as one of the most religious countries in Europe, Romania draws attention due to a large number of rules and prohibitions in fasting periods in terms of consumption and social behaviour. The study begins with a brief phenomenology of fasting, eventually focusing on Lent, the longest and harshest period of fasting for Romanian Orthodox Christians. The month of March is the only month of the year that usually falls entirely within the fasting period, permitting our analysis of the consumption of animal products and alcohol, products which are to be abstained from. We develop the hypothesis that the growing availability of food over time in Romania is leading to an increasing willingness to fast. Although we find clear evidence of fasting during Lent, the time trend of non-consumption is non-linear but identical for alcohol, animal products and meat. The analysis also shows affluent food supplies in the time after fasting as making fasting more attractive. The qualitative part of the study uses objective hermeneutics to illustrate and complement the statistical analysis. We conclude that the willingness to fast only emerges with a time lag after the availability of food increases, because the experience of oversupply is also an essential ingredient for making fasting an attractive option.

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禁食的复兴——来自欧洲宗教场所的证据

摘要 罗马尼亚被认为是欧洲最虔诚的国家之一，由于在禁食期间的大量消费和社会行为方面的规则和禁令引起了人们的关注。该研究从一个简短的禁食现象学开始，最终关注四旬期，这是罗马尼亚东正教基督徒最长和最严酷的禁食期。三月是一年中唯一通常完全处于禁食期的月份，这让我们可以分析动物产品和酒精的消费情况，这些产品是要禁食的。我们提出假设，随着时间的推移，罗马尼亚的食物供应不断增加，导致人们越来越愿意禁食。虽然我们在大斋期间发现了明确的禁食证据，但非消费的时间趋势是非线性的，但酒精的时间趋势相同，动物产品和肉类。分析还显示，在禁食后的一段时间内，丰富的食物供应使禁食更具吸引力。研究的定性部分使用客观解释学来说明和补充统计分析。我们得出结论，禁食的意愿只会在食物供应增加后出现一段时间滞后，因为供过于求的经历也是使禁食成为有吸引力的选择的一个重要因素。