Faworki (crispy), donuts or the so-called carnival roses are eaten especially eagerly on Fat Thursday. When eating traditional sweets on this day, it is worth finding out where the tradition and other superstitions and sayings related to this holiday came from. Check why, if we do not eat a donut, we will face misfortune in the next year. This year, Fat Thursday falls on February 24, 2022.
Fat Thursday 2022 – interesting facts about this holiday
The genesis already came from the old pagan rituals, as in the case of many other traditions and holidays that are now cultivated in Poland and other Christian countries. Initially, on the day we celebrate Fat Thursday today, we celebrated the end of winter. Already in Ancient Rome, at that time, there were grand feasts and games with fatty, meat dishes accompanied by a large amount of alcohol. There were also pastries, but the latter differed from today’s type of bread, as they were made of bread dough and stuffed with pork fat.
Fat Thursday was once known as meat-flesh, as eating meat was forbidden at the time.
Good health for the whole year? Only if you follow this custom
In Wielkopolska, the so-called a washer, which many people took into account, as failure to comply could result in health disaster. The legend was that if on a fat Thursday you do not cook hot dishes and do not wash the dishes, you will face a misfortune related to health. The inhabitants of Wielkopolska, therefore, were eager to follow this custom, feasting together, washing dishes after eating and hosting many people.
A superstition many people remember
The most important superstition with Fat Thursday is to eat something sweet, as failure to do so may result in failure and failure the following year. The second superstition concerns the amount of donuts eaten, depending on it, we can expect happiness in the new year, so the more sweets eaten, the more happiness in the next year.
How many calories does a traditional donut have?
it has 300-400 kcal, weighs 55-70 g and is traditionally fried in lard. To burn after eating one donut you need to run for at least 30 minutes.
Source: Gazeta
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