Posts Tagged: Fat Tuesday
…or “Fasnacht” Day, an old Pennsylvania Dutch tradition. It’s celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday, on the same day as Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras. A fasnacht is a pastry deep-fried in lard, similar to a donut, often dusted with sugar. The fasnacht tradition has merged with the Polish paczki (a donut filled with jelly that…
Welcome to Tuesday Terrific, where we celebrate getting over the Monday bump and picking up speed for the rest of the week. Today, we have a lot to celebrate, since it’s Mardi Gras, aka “Fat Tuesday.” For a lot of us, it’s a day to indulge in goodies before the Lenten go-withouts kick in;…
