Here is SE Pennsylvania, on the day before Ash Wednesday each year, we celebrate an old Pennsylvania Dutch tradition known as Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or Fastnacht Day.
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastnacht_(Pennsylvania_Dutch)[/URL]
In today's world, what it amounts to is a day when we can all eat fastnachts without guilt. Fastnachts are donuts made from potatoes and just like the common donuts, they come in all styles like; plain, powdered and sugar-coated. My wife and I use the day to enjoy a few each and then beginning on Ash Wednesday, which is also the first day of lent, we give up most sugars and starches.
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastnacht_(Pennsylvania_Dutch)[/URL]
In today's world, what it amounts to is a day when we can all eat fastnachts without guilt. Fastnachts are donuts made from potatoes and just like the common donuts, they come in all styles like; plain, powdered and sugar-coated. My wife and I use the day to enjoy a few each and then beginning on Ash Wednesday, which is also the first day of lent, we give up most sugars and starches.