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. Most often they're eaten in time of carnival and on Fat Thursday. Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival parade is a public celebration, combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ... The Fat Thursday (Polish tłusty czwartek) is a traditional Polish feast marking the last Thursday before Lent. ...

Etymology of the word: traditonally "faworki" was the name reserved for colourful ribbons attached to either female or male clothes, especially ribbons given by medieval knights to their ladies. The word came to Poland from Latin via French, and the French "faveur" means "grace" or "favour".

¹ - Faworki (chrusty) is the plural form of the word faworek (chrust).