For Christians around the world, Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. It is the first day of a six-week religious observance before the Easter holiday. Lent is a time of sacrifice. Many Christians stop eating meat and give up sugar and alcoholic drinks. But before Lent begins, people get one last chance to enjoy themselves. Some attend celebrations on the Tuesday before Lent, also known as Fat Tuesday. In some cultures, people celebrate Fat Tuesday by eating a sweet bread treat called paczki. Paczki are from Poland and similar to doughnuts.
Title: Paczki, Sweet Treats for Fat Tuesday
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1707/fat_tuesday.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Paczki, Sweet Treats for Fat Tuesday' data-article-id='2225'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7563'>For Christians around the world, Wednesday is the beginning of Lent.</span> <span data-start-time='7563' data-end-time='17333'>It is the first day of a six-week religious observance before the Easter holiday.</span> <span data-start-time='17333' data-end-time='22750'>Lent is a time of sacrifice.</span> <span data-start-time='22750' data-end-time='31729'>Many Christians stop eating meat and give up sugar and alcoholic drinks.</span> <span data-start-time='31729' data-end-time='40667'>But before Lent begins, people get one last chance to enjoy themselves.</span> <span data-start-time='40667' data-end-time='50604'>Some attend celebrations on the Tuesday before Lent, also known as Fat Tuesday.</span> <span data-start-time='50604' data-end-time='61854'>In some cultures, people celebrate Fat Tuesday by eating a sweet bread treat called paczki.</span> <span data-start-time='61854' data-end-time='68563'>Paczki are from Poland and similar to doughnuts.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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