What is Fat Thursday (Tłusty czwartek)?
The sweetest holiday of the year is coming soon. Fat Thursday is the last Thursday before Lent.
When is Fat Thursday (Tłusty czwartek) 2022?
This year, this sweet Polish holiday falls on February 24. According to tradition, it is exactly 6 days before Ash Wednesday – March 2. Fat Thursday always falls 52 days before Easter. And on that day, no one will tell us that we eat too much.
Where does this tradition come from?
The genesis of Fat Thursday goes back to paganism. The Romans celebrated the so-called fat day. It was believed then that winter was over and it was time to welcome spring. They feasted by drinking wine and eating fatty things, including “donuts”, which were then made of bread dough and stuffed with bacon – If you ask me, I want a piece of that!
Around the 16th century, the custom of eating donuts in a sweet version appeared in Poland. They had a peanut or an almond inside, and whoever found them was to be successful and prosperous in the coming year.
Superstitions and superstitions associated with Fat Thursday (Tłusty czwartek)
An old Polish superstition warns that whoever does not consume donuts on that day will have bad luck hanging over it until the end of December. The round donut symbolizes the whole year, so eating it is supposed to bring prosperity and happiness. I say don’t settle on just one – eat all the happiness you can find! 🙂
According to the tradition, on this day we should eat butter, cream, cheese or meat. It is food that symbolizes abundance.
The so-called “pomyjka” was also a popular Greater Poland custom. It was believed that serving at the table and cooking on a Fat Thursday provided prosperity and prosperity as well as good health. Therefore, on Fat Thursday, they all served each other and helped the lady of the house prepare dinner.
I dunno about you, but I’ll get my fair share of donuts 😉 Hope I can get some with rose jam!
Yours truly,
The Twisted Red LadyBug
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