March 1 is Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day and in Pennsylvania, it's also Fastnacht Day or Fat Tuesday. The tradition of making these often doughy delights on what's also known as Shrove Tuesday ...

In some circles, it’s Mardis Gras or Fat Tuesday. In Pennsylvania, the Tuesday before Lent is better known as Fastnacht Day. Traditionally, it’s a day for eating doughy doughnuts. This year the big ...

LEBANON, Pa. (WHTM) — It’s fat Tuesday! Also known to some as Fastnacht Day. The deep-fried sugary treat is being sold at a number of locations today, including one spot where people have been working ...

Today is Fastnacht Day — the day indulging in fluffy, fried pastries is not only acceptable but encouraged. It is celebrated on the Tuesday before Lent begins, also known as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras or ...

Emingee's in New Oxford makes potato doughnuts year-round but sees a massive increase in demand for the treat leading up to Fat Tuesday. The family-owned business makes their fastnachts from scratch ...

Tell your morning doughnut to take the day off. Instead, fill up on a fastnacht, and then school any southcentral Pennsylvania newbies with the skinny on the region's fabulously fattening tradition.

Lisa Erford, owner of Pappy’s Orchard and Bakery, coats the fastnachts with powdered sugar Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Pappy’s Orchard and Bakery in Coopersburg. The third-generation family farm is ...

Easter falls toward the middle of April in 2020, which means Fastnacht Day will come around before the end of February. Here’s everything you need to know about our region’s fabulously fattening ...

Fastnacht Day is around the corner. Tuesday, Feb. 21 marks the day before Lent starts, and plenty of folks will be indulging in the special Pennsylvania Dutch treat. Here's where you can get ...

Chances are if you live in central Pennsylvania you will encounter fastnachts this week. The doughnuts are a Shrove Tuesday tradition, similar to king cakes in New Orleans. This year the day falls on ...

YORK, Pa. — Feb. 25 is Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day and in Pennsylvania, it's also Fastnacht Day or Fat Tuesday. The tradition of making these often doughy delights on what's also known as Shrove ...