As Fat Tuesday approaches, Polish communities around the world prepare for one of their most beloved traditions—pączki, a deep-fried, jelly-filled doughnut that marks the final indulgence ...

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, marks the final day of indulgence before the season of Lent begins in many Christian traditions.

A Polish tradition overtook an Irish one Tuesday as Kravitz Delicatessen and Polish Youngstown collaborated for the 15th annual Paczki Day. Kravitz owner Matt Rydarowicz said sales volume for the ...

Buffalo's Polish American community celebrates Pączki Day with donuts, polkas and dancing every year. Here's what the annual ...

The fried treats were born out of a melding of European Carnival and Catholic cultures that were brought to Milwaukee by Polish immigrants.

PolishYoungstown, in collaboration with St. Columba Cathedral, will present the return of Gorzkie Zale and Benediction Service, an ancient Polish Lenten tradition that offers a solemn reflection on ...

Bakers arrived ready to make thousands of paczkis (pronounced poonch-kee) in time for Paczki Day, March 4, also known as Fat ...

Bakers Dozen Bake Shop in South Bend is one of the only traditional Polish bakeries. Normally, they’re not open on Tuesdays.

It’s also a tradition to see long lines of people buying paczkis by the box at Smurawa’s Country Bakery in Pulaski -- a community with a Polish heritage. Cars were already parked outside at 5 ...