Originally Posted by
SWMAP
Paczki Day is a horrible, money-grabbing development. It must have grown out of the immanent self-denial of the faithful of eggs and sweets during Lent. But if you aren't keeping Lent, what's the point of just stuffing yourself with cheap pie fillings in sweet dough? They taste terrible. Sad that our big claim to fame would be with yucky, gross oozing pastry. And really what else is Paczki Day? Any art, music, bars, restaurants, parades? Anything?
I can't wait until it dies.
And for real Poles the celebration iof Polish heritage is on March 19 - St. Joseph's Day.