A man cannot
receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven. You yourselves do bear me
witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that
hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who
standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice.
This my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must
decrease. ~ John 3: 26-30
Today the church remembers the Beheading of St. John the Baptist.
The Orthodox Church keeps this day as a strict fast day (i.e. no meat, fish, dairy, wine or olive oil) as a reminder that we are to live a different style of life that Herod. In memory of this event, some Orthodox Christians keep the custom of not using dishes on this day, since John's head was served on a dish/platter. Instead, only bowls are used. Also, the food that is served on this day should not require the use of a knife, since a sharp instrument was used to behead him.
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