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Fat Thursday, much like Fat Tuesday, is a sort of last indulgence before the fasting period of Lent and is a Polish tradition. This holiday is also known as Paczki Day, pronounced “poonch-key ...

They are the most popular thing to eat during Fat Thursday in Poland, so much so that in 2017 a study found that Poles consumed more than 100 million pączki during the holiday.

At 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers took over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, drinking and showing off their colorful costumes.

Visit Fat Thursday or Fat Tuesday for a dozen varieties of paczki ($2.29-$2.99) including raspberry, rose, limoncello and caramel bacon. 2445 N. Harlem Ave., 773 637-3772 and 1916 N. Rand Road ...

Despite the rising cost, Fat Thursday, on Feb. 27 this year, is expected to remain Olympia Bakery’s busiest day of the year, with about 25,000 paczki sold last year, according to Dudek.