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2/11/2010 - 2/11/2010Fat Thursday

Countrywide, Poland

Celebrated on the last Thursday before Lent, Fat Thursday is a traditional festival with religious origins that is celebrated in Poland and Germany. On this day it is customary to feast on sweets and cakes before the abstinence of the Lent period. In Poland, 'paczki' is the traditional cake which is like a jelly-filled doughnut.

Themes: Kids' Stuff , Food & Drink , History , Culture , Spectacle , Religion
Hours: All day.
Cost: Free.
Where: Throughout Poland
Countrywide, Poland

Contact Information:

Poland Tourist Office
Al Jerozolimskie
54 Central Railway Station
Warsaw
Poland
Email: info@visitpoland.org
Website: www.visitpoland.org

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