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What does Zechariah 7:3 mean?

They asked the priests at the house of the Lord and the prophets, 'Should I keep mourning and fasting in the fifth month, as I’ve done for so many years?' Zechariah 7:3 - Modern Text Bible

(They want to know if they should keep up the traditional fasts that marked the destruction of the temple, now that it’s being rebuilt.)