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when can you eat meat after good friday

If you mean Catholic practice , you can usually eat meat after Good Friday ends , so on Holy Saturday and then definitely on Easter Sunday. Good Friday itself is a day of abstinence from meat for Catholics age 14 and older, and the restriction does not continue into Easter Sunday.

Quick answer

  • Good Friday: no meat.
  • After midnight into Holy Saturday: meat is allowed.
  • Easter Sunday: meat is allowed.

Why

Good Friday is treated as a penitential day in Catholic teaching, so abstaining from meat is part of the observance. The rule applies to Good Friday specifically, not the whole Easter weekend.

Small note

Different Christian traditions may have different customs, so if you’re asking about a specific church or country, I can tailor the answer.