Polish-American communities embrace pączki on Fat Tuesday, preserving family traditions and indulging in sweet, jelly-filled ...

When is Paczki Day? Paczki Day does not fall on the same day every year because it is celebrated on Fat Tuesday, which moves ...

Fat Thursday, the last Thursday prior to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, is one of the most important holidays ... the holiday is just a clever marketing ploy disguised as a Polish tradition ...

There was even a Lenten saying: 'Fasting season, day or night, always gives gourmets delight'. According to Stanisław Czerniecki, the author of the 17 th-century Compendium Ferculorum, the oldest ...