This article/essay discusses the larger theme of Sefer Zemanim and the special place of the laws of fasting in that book. It's also more technical than most of my writing, but I think it's worth a read.
Hopefully it will give you a deeper insight into the expression: חגים וזמנים לששון
It's too long and has too many footnotes for a blog post so here's a link to a pdf: Rambam's Sefer Zemanim: Between Sorrow and Joy, Exile and Redemption
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