Fat Thursday (German Fetter Donnerstag, Schmotziger Donnerstag, or in areas where carnival is celebratedWeiberfastnacht, Polish Tłusty czwartek) is a traditional Polish and German feast marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the next opportunity to feast would not be until Easter. Fat Thursday (German Fetter Donnerstag, Schmotziger Donnerstag, or in areas where carnival is celebratedWeiberfastnacht, Polish Tłusty czwartek) is a traditional Polish and German feast marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the next opportunity to feast would not be until Easter.

Fat Thursday (German Fetter Donnerstag, Schmotziger Donnerstag, or in areas where carnival is celebratedWeiberfastnacht, Polish Tłusty czwartek) is a traditional Polish and German feast marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the next opportunity to feast would not be until Easter.