Where&#x27;d you get this? It&#x27;s still a Lenten season thing. It&#x27;s encouraged to practice it year round, but not considered a requirement.<p>EDIT: Turns out there&#x27;s a lot more variation of this between nations than I realized. Abstinence and fasting being two separate things, with fasting typically including abstinence. The Council of Bishops in each country basically decides what the rules will be for that country. Fasting is mandatory for some days worldwide, but the rest are up to the locals, so to speak. Some have chosen year round abstinence and fasting, others some subset of that.