A plate of Polish pączki

A queue outside a sweets bakery in Poland on Fat Thursday

Fat Thursday (Polish Tłusty czwartek, German Fettdonnerstag or Schmutziger Donnerstag) is a traditional Polish and German feast marking the last Thursday before Lent. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the next opportunity to feast would not be until Easter. It is similar to, but should not be confused with, the French festival of Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday"). Traditionally it is a day of gluttony and belly-worship, 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 or berliner, fist-sized donuts filled with rose marmalade, and faworki, French dough fingers served with lots of powdered sugar. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (754x617, 63 KB) Summary A plate of Polish pÄ…czki. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (754x617, 63 KB) Summary A plate of Polish pÄ…czki. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (359x722, 43 KB) Summary A queue outside a sweets bakery in Poland on Fat Thursday. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (359x722, 43 KB) Summary A queue outside a sweets bakery in Poland on Fat Thursday. ... It has been suggested that Cuaresma be merged into this article or section. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Easter, the Sunday of... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Gluttony can also refer to a character named Gluttony - a homonculus from the anime series Full Metal Alchemist Gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or intoxicants to the point of waste. ... LUKASZ WOLOSYZN ... Berliner with plum jam filling A Berliner Pfannkuchen is a predominantly German pastry made from sweet yeast dough baked in fat, which has a marmalade or jam filling and usually icing, powdered sugar or conventional sugar on top. ... Marmalade spread on a slice of bread Marmalade is a sweet preserve with a bitter tang made from citrus fruit (most popularly oranges), sugar, water, and (in some commercial brands) a gelling agent. ... Faworki (also known as chrust, chrusty)¹ are traditional Polish sweet crispy biscuits in the shape of thin folded ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. ...

In Italy, Giovedì Grasso (Fat Thursday) is celebrated, too, but is not very different from Martedì Grasso (Fat Tuesday). It is also similar to the Greek custom of Tsiknopempti (loosely translatable as "Barbecue Thursday"), which involves the massive consumption of barbecued meat.

Fat Thursday by year

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See also

• Carnival
• Culture of Poland
• Polish cuisine
• Maslenitsa (a similar holiday in Russia)

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External links

• Polish movable feasts in Polish Wikisource