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

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as ...

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

Polish-American communities embrace pączki on Fat Tuesday, preserving family traditions and indulging in sweet, jelly-filled ...

In Chicago and the Midwest, eating paczki is a time-honored tradition on Fat Tuesday. The Polish deep-fried pastry has the ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...

PULASKI, Wis. (WBAY) - Tuesday is Paczki Day. Bakeries across the country have been busy making paczkis and king cakes for Fat Tuesday. The paczki (pronounced “poonch-key”) is a traditional Polish ...

For the Fat Tuesday holiday, one local bakery is trying to keep its tradition of nearly four decades alive. However, with the ...

Paczki, Fasnacht, cakes, and other pastries were sought after at a bakery in Nanticoke.