Paczki Day 2020: Chicago bakeries celebrate Fat Tuesday with Polish pastries

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Paczki Day! The Polish pastries help us celebrate Fat Tuesday, before Lent starts.

Weber's Bakery on the Southwest Side opened at 4 a.m. and already had long lines early Tuesday.

It's Paczki Day! The Polish pastries help us celebrate Fat Tuesday, before Lent starts.

The bakery said they will make thousands of the pastries Tuesday.

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Paczki is Polish pastry with a sweet filling. Paczki are a popular indulgence for many before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.