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Tsiknopempti
Tsiknopempti ( el, Τσικνοπέμπτη, ) is part of the traditional celebrations of (), the Greek Carnival season. The celebration, normally translated as ''Smelly Thursday'', ''Charred Thursday'', or ''Smoky'' ''Thursday'', centers on the consumption of large amounts of grilled and roasted meats. Celebration Apokries (Carnival season) in Greece is made up of three themed weeks of celebration. These weeks are, in order: (, 'Preannouncement Week'), (, 'Meat Week'), and (, 'Cheese Week'). Tsiknopempti is the Thursday of and represents a highlight in a weeklong celebration of meat consumption. The festivities on Tsiknopempti revolve around large outdoor parties where massive amounts of meat are grilled or roasted. Often Tsiknopempti-like celebrations will occur again, generally on a smaller scale, the following Sunday which marks the final day meat can be eaten before the beginning of the Great Lent, the strict fasting season that leads up to Easter. In the Greek Orthodox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fat Thursday
Fat Thursday is a Christian tradition in some countries marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday provide the last opportunity for feasting (including simply eating forbidden items) until Easter. Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating, when people meet in their homes or cafés with their friends and relatives and eat large quantities of sweets, cakes and other meals usually not eaten during Lent. Among the most popular all-national dishes served on that day are pączki in Poland or Berliner, fist-sized donuts filled with rose hip jam, and angel wings ( faworki), puff pastry fingers served with powdered sugar. By country Poland In Poland, Fat Thursday is called . People purchase their favorite pastries from their local bakeries. Traditional foods include pączki (doughnuts), which are large deep-fried pieces of yeast dough, traditionally filled with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
