Paczki Day is coming up on Tuesday, but ask any Polish native and chances are they’ve already celebrated tłusty czwartek, or Fat Thursday, this week.

Fat Thursday, known as Tłusty Czwartek, is a traditional Polish celebration held on the last Thursday before Lent; this year’s celebration falls on 12 February. The primary custom involves people ...

It is 10 a.m. on a recent Saturday, and at Polish Pączki Cafe on the Northwest Side, a line starts to form at the counter. Polish TV plays in the background. Customers just say “10,” “six,” “12,” and ...

Poles enjoy pączki on Fat Thursday, the last Thursday prior to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. In the USA and Canada, the Pączki Day is celebrated in cities with a sizeable Polish diaspora, ...

Donut lovers in Krakow marked Fat Thursday with a speed-eating contest, racing to finish as many pastries as possible before ...

A bakery based in Yorkshire has celebrated its busiest day of the year on ‘Fat Thursday’ – after selling thousands of doughnuts to queues of customers.

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