Fasnacht Day is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Fasnachts are made to use up the lard, sugar, butter and eggs before the start of ...

Fasnacht Day marks when Pennsylvania Dutch observers make doughnuts to use up the lard, sugar, butter and eggs they have on hand before the Lenten fast begins.

Folks at Easton Baking Co. in Easton work all day and into the night preparing for the annual Fastnaucht Day celebration.

Watching fastanchts get made from start to finish at Emingee's, I was fairly certain the potato doughnuts wouldn't disappoint ...

Christians worldwide celebrate Shrove Tuesday. It's the last day before the 40-day Lent period of fasting and prayer.

The timing of Lent varies from year to year and is tied to the spring equinox. Here are 2025's key dates, including Easter.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025, is Fastnacht Day, also known as Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras and National Pancake Day. Traditionally, it was the last day to use up all the sugar, butter and ...

Heather Hafer fondly recalls sitting at the counter of the old dining car in Fegely’s Family Restaurant along Perkiomen ...

THE GOAL NEXT YEAR IS TO HAVE THE 100TH YEAR DO OVER IN LEBA For the first time in 100 years, a Lebanon County church wasn't able to hold its annual Fasnacht Day fundraiser.Volunteers at St. Cecilia ...

(WHTM)– Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Columbia is kicking off Fastnacht Day with the organization’s largest annual fundraiser: The Holy Trinity Fastnacht Bake. The church has been perfecting ...

Fasnacht Day, the annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration where practitioners fill up before the Lenten fast, will be held this year on Tuesday, March 4. Traditionally held the day before the season ...

This year marks the ninth fastnacht day for the ice cream/doughnut shop, and they've received over 205 dozen preorders, though at a certain point they stop counting and just keep making them.