Fat Tuesday is here, which means that several Metro Detroiters are getting up early to pick up a dozen Paczki, a Polish ...

It falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is celebrated as a final day of feasting before the solemnity of Lent. Paczki (meaning "little packages" in Polish) are a popular treat on Fat Tuesday, also ...

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Gerrity’s Supermarket is busy this Mardi Gras. Employees at all of its ten stores are making sure there are plenty of goodies ...

A paczki is a traditional deep-fried Polish doughnut usually with a jam or a cream filling and topped with powdered sugar or a glaze. The sweet treat is a staple in celebrations before Lent begins on ...

Krispy Kreme is offering customers a free doughnut on Fat Tuesday this year. Here's how you can redeem the offer.

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some ...

You can count on Long Islanders to pay attention to Louisiana cooking at least once a year: On Mardi Gras — this year, March ...

Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of a three-day festival (some believe longer) known as Carnival, characterized by ...

The holiday is celebrated in New Orleans and around the world, but what exactly is Fat Tuesday, and why is it also called Paczki day?

French for Fat Tuesday, is a festival of indulgence before Lent, when many Christians begin abstaining from certain pleasures.