Local Parish Makes 70 Thousand Fasnachts in Preparation for Fasnacht Day

It’s a tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country to celebrate the beginning of Lent with on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. A Fasnacht, which translates loosely to ‘fasting night’ in PA Dutch, is similar to a deep-fried donut. The parishioners of St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church in Lebanon,…

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