strict fast

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And it all came from a player who has spent recent weeks managing a strict fast from dawn until sunset to observe Ramadan as a Muslim.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

The three are Muslims who observe Ramadan and began a strict fast from dawn until sunset daily starting March 22 and continuing through April 20.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Thus purified and clothed, the candidate observed for four and twenty hours a strict fast.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 by Guizot, M. (François)

For eight days there was a strict fast; the butchers shut their shops.'

From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington

These lamentations, accompanied by a strict fast, continue till midnight on Saturday.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir