Fat Thursday: Wellington bakery celebrates Polish holiday with 'doughnut day' A bakery in Wellington was filled to bursting with doughnuts on Thursday as staff and customers celebrated a sugar ...

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) February 27, 2025 Fat Thursday is a kind of last hurrah before Lent, a period of fasting and solemn reflection for Roman Catholics in the run-up to Easter.

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 ...

To burn off experts calories ofter Fat Thursday in Poland, experts from the Academy of Physical Education in Wrocław suggest activities like doing 700 squats, running for 30 minutes, or swimming ...

“Paczki is a Polish doughnut that actually is celebrated on Fat Thursday, the Thursday before Mardi Gras.” He said Chicago has a large Polish population and they celebrate with paczki on ...