The Pennsylvania German Zammelaaf non-profit organization hopes attendees learned the importance of passing along traditions ...

The annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration of Fastnacht Day falls on Shrove Tuesday and marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following day, on Ash Wednesday, and is a period ...

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Two companies recently announced that they have acquired several different amusement parks and attractions across Pennsylvania, including Lancaster County’s Dutch Wonderland.

The Lancaster County amusement park was one of 20 properties purchased from Palace Entertainment by the entertainment company ...

Fastnachts are pastries that are similar to doughnuts but more dense. HistoryFasnacht Day is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.

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 ...

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Fastnachts are a specific type of donut and are known as a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition. They are similar to beignets and doughnuts, but are often larger and without a hole in the middle.

Many in the U.S. call it Fat Tuesday and celebrate it with pancakes. However, to the Pennsylvania Dutch community, it's called Fastnacht Day, and they eat a very different tasty treat: a dense ...