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Pączki Day Recipes, History, and the Dreaded Calorie Count
A pączek is a traditional Polish doughnut traditionally eaten on Fat Thursday, the Thursday which falls before Lent. Pączki are deep-fried and shaped like a sphere, often filled with a sweet filling and...
created by Terri Potratz | 40 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
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623 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
Fat Tuesday Parties and Parades a Match for Rio's Carnival
Fat Tuesday means parties and parades in New Orleans, with thousands of people braving the cold to march or watch in a parade with hundreds of floats. Parties go on until the early morning, and police have made... Fat Tuesday Freebie: IHOP Marks Mardi Gras with Free Pancake Day
On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, IHOP (International House of Pancakes) in the United States will be giving away free pancakes between 7am and 10am local time nationwide to mark National Pancake Day. The date is... Carnival Celebrations and Mardis Gras Parties Kick off WorldWide
Mardi Gras and Carnival celebrations took place in cities all over the world on the weekend, with big parties and parades in New Orleans ahead of the state holiday called Fat Tuesday. Arrests were made in Greece... Carnival Season Underway (Neckties Strongly Discouraged)
Update: Another facet of the Carnival season is Weiberfastnacht, or the Women's Carnival. It's a German thing: six days before Ash Wednesday, ladies roam the streets, snipping off guys' ties and kissing them....
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1294 views | 12 recommendations | 10 comments
1294 views | 12 recommendations | 10 comments
Fat Tuesday and Super Tuesday to Overlap for First Time
For the first time ever, “Fat Tuesday” and “Super Tuesday” – this year dubbed “Super Duper Tuesday” — fall on the same day, Feb. 5.If you’re not familiar with the term, Fat Tuesday, you might be quicker to recognize it by its French name, Mardi Gras. Each... It is Fat Tuesday! Happy Mardi Gras
Happy Mardi Gras everyone. I added stories from the scene, a highlight on our own FluxRostrum, and even a piece on the web community and their links to Mardi Gras. Anyone have any beads? Photographs...Fat Tuesday Returns
"Reaching into the city's past, revelers returned to a down-home Mardi Gras today, hoping that the celebration will be the seed of a better future. Just six months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city,...
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