Apparently, the Pennsylvania Dutch quickly developed ... aMorning Journal writer described how he and his friends “go on the ‘Dutch lunch’ plan: everybody for himself.” ...

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 ...

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

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 ...