Known as TÅ‚usty Czwartek in Polish - which translates to Fat Thursday in English - the tradition involves indulging in sweet ...
While many Southerners are familiar with the food traditions surrounding Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras, for Polish Americans, ...
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Fat Tuesday? How about Fat Thursday?
As I sit down to write this week’s column, we are going through another cold snap and I think it’s got me thinking cozy thoughts that include warm drinks and comfort foods. This also means that when I ...
Every February, Poland goes nuts for doughnuts. Fat Thursday, the last Thursday prior to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is one of the most important holidays, and it mainly revolves around ...
Baker Benji’s is already in the Mardi Gras spirit offering paczki, beignets, King Cake and much more. The Old North Dayton bakery is carrying Mardi Gras-inspired items in its case until March 8.
Another – far less known and far more vivid – saying is the warning: ‘Those who don’t eat a stack of pączki on Fat Thursday will have an empty barn and their field destroyed by mice’. As the last ...
As one can see, not only women were celebrating. Weiberfastnacht is celebrated on Fat Thursday and marks the start of Fasching — or Carnival — in Germany, a week marked by costumes ...