Polish Word of the Day | Tłusty Czwartek
Fat Thursday - tłusty czwartek (pronounced twoosty chvartek), celebrates the last day of festivities before Roman Catholics start fasting. This year it falls on 4 February. Next opportunity to feast will not be until Easter. Say “tłusty czwartek” and everyone knows it’s all about eating pączki and faworki. Pączki are fried donuts often filled with marmalade or pudding, and sprinkled with powdered sugar or glazed. Faworki are made of thin layers of sweet dough, twisted in a signature twist, deep fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. On this day you can eat all the donuts and sweets guilt free.
