With this Fast, the Church calls us to emulate the Mother of God, who before her translation to Heaven observed constant fasting and prayer. The Dormition Fast is not as strict as Great Lent, but is stricter than the Apostles' and Nativity Fasts. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we do not eat cooked food, no oil. On Tuesdays and Thursdays - cooked food, no oil. On Saturdays and Sundays, it is permitted to consume wine and oil. On the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, it is permitted to eat fish.