David and I accidentally celebrated Fat Thursday yesterday with many others in Lublin. When we went to the store, we saw a huge line in front of the bakery but weren't sure what the occasion was. On our way I home, I suggested that I stop by our local bakery and get us donuts for a treat. The corner bakery was also more full than usual and only had 2 kinds of donuts (instead of the variety I had seen in the past.) We learned later in the day that it was "Fat Thursday": "a traditional Polish, Greek and German feast marking the last Thursday before Lent. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the next opportunity to feast is not until Easter. It is similar to the French festival of Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday"). Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating, when people meet in their homes or cafés with their friends and relatives and eat large quantities of sweets, cakes and other meals forbidden during Lent. Among the most popular all-national dishes served on that day are pączki, fist-sized donuts filled with rose marmalade and faworki."
paczki
faworki
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