Fastnacht Day is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. The word translates to "the eve of the fast." The tradition is to eat the very bes
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, 1559
Fasnacht (doughnut)
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Fasnacht is a fried doughnut of Pennsylvania Dutch origin served traditionally in the days of Carnival or on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent starts. Fasnachts were made as a way to empty the pantr
Fastnacht (Pennsylvania Dutch)
…tradition is to eat the very best foods, which are part of the German tradition, and much of them, before the Lenten fast. A type of doughnut, named Fasnacht after the holiday itself, is often prepared during this time. In Catholic and Protestant countries, Fastnacht Day is also called "Fat Tuesday," or…
Assorted rectangular fasnachts
Round fasnachts
A powdered fasnacht