expression, noun
Fat Thursday
A Christian feast day celebrated on the last Thursday before Lent, known for indulgent eating. In Japan, it is primarily a cultural reference rather than a widely observed holiday.
ポーランドでは、脂の木曜日にパンチキというドーナツをたくさん食べる習慣がある。
In Poland, there is a custom of eating many doughnuts called pączki on Fat Thursday.
謝肉祭 refers to Carnival or Mardi Gras in general, while 脂の木曜日 specifically denotes Fat Thursday, the Thursday before Ash Wednesday.
Calque from English 'Fat Thursday' or a similar European term, combining 脂 (fat) and 木曜日 (Thursday).