Fat Tuesday

Paczki recipe. I noticed this year that Starbucks has really been promoting their paczkis. I would suggest going to a bakery instead. (In case you don't know, Starbucks receives all their baked goods frozen in mass quantities and will thaw them out the night before.)

Catholic Roots of Mardi Gras. Also, Frequently Asked Questions About Lent.

I didn't know today was also known as Shrove Tuesday. Did you?

I wondered if there was a such thing as a Lent blog. Apparently there is, Beauty from Chaos will be updated daily throughout Lent 2008. The members seem to be from the UK.

National Geographic: Carnival Celebrated With Blood, Mud & Glitter (Photo Gallery).