about where the tradition of celebrating Fat Thursday comes from in Poland. There are also several superstitions associated with this day. How the holiday was celebrated in the past and what the filling of this tasty snack was like may surprise you. Here are some interesting facts.
When is Fat Thursday in 2022? More than a month until the sweet day
Fat Thursday is His date addicted to Easter. We celebrate it on the last Thursday before Lent, 52 days before Easter. The sweetest day of the year is always between January 29 and March 3. In 2022, according to tradition, we will eat donuts and faworkki on Thursday, February 24.
Fat Thursday has been celebrated for a long time. However, what was eaten then differs
The genesis of Fat Thursday dates back to antiquity. In pre-Christian times, this day celebrated the arrival of spring and the departure of winter. on eating fatty foods, especially meat that has been washed down with sweet wine. Donuts were known in ancient Rome, but were not initially prepared sweet. The version of donuts we know is probably borrowed from Arabic cuisine.
Fat Thursday 2022 in Poland. Where does this tradition come from?
In Poland, the custom of eating donuts on Tłusty Czwartek did not settle down until the 17th century, but rather in cities and manors. It appeared in the villages at the end of the 19th century. It is worth knowing that the first Polish donuts were also not sweet. which were stuffed with pork fat and drunk with vodka.
Around the 17th century, the so-called combrowy Thursday. Legend has it that the Krakow mayor named Comber, who unfortunately was probably a fictional character, was known for his strict attitude towards market traders. He just died on Fat Thursday. From then on, on each anniversary of the mayor’s death, vendors organized boisterous games on the market square, during which they did not
Source: Gazeta
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