Fat Thursday is coming soon. On this day in Poland, pastry shops are under a real siege. It wasn’t always like that. In the past, meat dishes were eaten on this feast, including, for example, donuts with bacon. This holiday also has its counterparts in other countries. Some people prefer pancakes on this day, and others celebrate up to a week. Proverbs and poems are also associated with this tradition. We present the celebration of Fat Thursday in Poland and in the world.
Who came up with Fat Thursday and when is Fat Thursday 2022?
Fat Thursday doesn’t fall on the same day every year. The date depends on the Easter holidays. This year it falls on February 24. It was celebrated for the first time on this day of the week in Małopolska. It was called “combo Thursday”. According to legend, the name comes from the surname of the mayor of Krakow. He was a bad and strict man. He just died on Fat Thursday, and the townspeople held a feast then.
Proverbs on Fat Thursday not only entertain. The youngest will like the poem for Fat Thursday
The proverbs on Fat Thursday popped up. One of the most famous ones is “Bartek said that today is a fat Thursday, and Bartek believed that she fried good donuts”. It’s funny, but not all of them are that way. In old Polish traditions there was a message that if you do not eat donuts on a fat Thursday, misfortune may await the hosts. It was said:
Whoever does not eat hoof buds on a fat Thursday, the mice will destroy the field and have voids in the barn.
It was also scared that the mice could eat not only the crops, but also the host himself.
Popular sayings for this day include, among others “Fat celebrates the fourth with donuts, and prepares strict fasting from Ash Wednesday,” or “When on a fat Thursday a man indulges in his food, the gracious Lord God forgives the sin of gluttony.” Fat Thursday is also a holiday loved by children. In kindergartens and schools, performances or short performances with poems are often organized. Some refer to ancient traditions.
Pączusie with raspberry filling are delicious, I even appreciate pudding with pudding, I look at the ones with raspberries with a black eye, and if so, make them with smoked bacon?
one of them announces.
Fat Thursday in other countries. Who is celebrating it on Tuesday and who is celebrating it all week?
In France, the so-called “” also known as “Sweet Tuesday”. Instead of donuts, there are pancakes called “crepes suzette”, stewed in an orange sauce. The British celebrate “Pancakes Tuesday”, so they choose pancakes, but the small, round and very fluffy ones. In the United States, donuts are popular. Pancake Tuesdays are also popular in Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The Russians celebrate Fat Thursday the longest. If a fat Thursday is not enough for you, go to Russia for a fat week! It begins on Monday with meatless fasting. The feast begins on Wednesday and lasts until Sunday.
Source: Gazeta
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