Day of the doughnut
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
04.02.2016 15:50
“Fat Thursday” marks the beginning of the last week of Carnival before Lent - and allows for unlimited doughnut consumption.
Photo: PAP/Wojciech Pacewicz
Confectioners predict tens of million doughnuts will be consumed throughout Poland today to celebrate Fat Thursday. In the Christian calendar, this day marks the beginning of the last week of Carnival. Right before Lent, this is one of the last chances to gorge on food.
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