https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland en-EN (c) Copyright 2026 by PolishOrigins(TM) Forum forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Forum) forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Webmaster) Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:05:13 +0200 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:05:13 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://forum.polishorigins.com/templates/sephia/images/rss2.png https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=13854#13854 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2826'>Agnieszka Pawlus</a><br /><br /> Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 9:31 am<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Today is the Fat Thursday, celebrated always six days before the Ash Wednesday, when the 40-days lent will begin.<br /> <br /> In Poland this tradition is widely celebrated: we meet with our friends and family to eat tones of sweets. Co-workers are eating them at the offices. There are the competitions of pączki eating on time and special jury is choosing the best confectioneries in towns.<br /> <br /> The most popular Fat Thursday dishes are <span style="font-style: italic">pączki</span> and <span style="font-style: italic">faworki</span> (known also as <span style="font-style: italic">chrust</span> or <span style="font-style: italic">chruścik</span>)<br /> <br /> Which one do you like best?<br /> <br /> You can read also the article about the other traditions of lent and Easter preparations in Poland: <a href="http://polishorigins.com/document/lent" target="_blank" class="postlink">http://polishorigins.com/document/lent</a> https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=13854#13854 Agnieszka Pawlus Thu Feb 27, 2014 9:31 am https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=13854#13854