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fastnacht

fastnacht - doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday

raised doughnut - a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder

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For 400 years, Black Forest villages in this region have hosted noisy Karneval celebrations called Fastnacht or Fasching (Eve of the Beginning of the Fast), drawing hundreds of people dressed in costume.

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