The most important day of the year in Poland today!

medoramas
medoramas Posts: 202
edited February 2012 in Commuting chat
Today there is the most beautiful day of the year in my home country. Please join us and celebrate with all the Poles!

The day is called Fat Thursday. What you are obligated to do is go and buy as many doughnuts as you can and then eat them, enjoying the fact that's the only time in the year the doughnuts won't make you fat :-)

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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    I didn't know about this. I guess its like our shrove tuesday?
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  • Alinshearah
    Alinshearah Posts: 339
    notsoblue wrote:
    I didn't know about this. I guess its like our shrove tuesday?
    Is that the day that you don't get guilty about eating shroves
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Doesn't Mardi Gras literally translate to English as Fat Tuesday?
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  • londonlivvy
    londonlivvy Posts: 644
    Yep, Mardi Gras = Fat Tuesday (aka Shrove Tuesday).

    Loving the Polish tradition of Doughnuts Thursday though not so keen on the Herring Tuesday bit...

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    londonlivvy wrote:
    Yep, Mardi Gras = Fat Tuesday (aka Shrove Tuesday).

    Loving the Polish tradition of Doughnuts Thursday though not so keen on the Herring Tuesday bit...

    http://easteuropeanfood.about.com/od/ho ... zkiday.htm

    Nothing wrong with a bit of raw herring.

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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,772
    Have mentioned this to my Polish colleague, who looked confused by 'Doughnut Thursday' but after a moment worked out what I was on about. Will get into the spirit of things :mrgreen:
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  • medoramas
    medoramas Posts: 202
    Good! :D

    Regarding the herring thing: c'mooooon! Do you really think fish is the main "dish" that day? ;)
  • NormalD
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    Uummm, Herring and vodka. With doughnuts for pudding.

    That's tea sorted out then.
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