Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The taboo held in several parts of Egypt , against eating certain fish which were considered sacred , was lifted during this time , suggesting that a fish species of the Nile was a totem for Anuket and that they were consumed as part of the ritual of her major religious festival .
Simplified: The taboo that was held in several parts of Egypt of not eating fish , which were considered sacred , was lifted during this time .