PACKING THE PACZKIS IN: Jay Alvarez of Meriden, with his son Adam Alvarez, 3, riding shotgun, participates in Eddy's Bake Shop 17th annual paczki-eating contest in Ansonia, as they celebrate Fat Tuesday. Contestants have five minutes to eat as many of the deep fried Polish-style doughnuts as they can. The traditions of eating paczkis or pancakes on Fat Tuesday are a final celebration on the eve of Lent, a season of penance marking Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness. The six weeks of Lent lead up to Holy Week and Easter, which this year falls on April 5. (Photo by Peter Hvizdak — New Haven Register)
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