Tsiknopempti (Greek: Τσικνοπέμπτη, romanized: Tsiknopémpti [t͡sik.noˈpem.pti]) is part of the traditional celebrations of Apókries (Απόκριες), [1] the Greek Carnival season. Tsiknopempti …

Feb 15, 2025 · This year, Tsiknopempti, a cherished Greek tradition filled with meat feasts and festivities, will be celebrated on February 20, 2025. Serving as part of the Carnival season, it …

Jan 9, 2023 · Fat Thursday (also known as Tsiknopempti) is a day of celebration in Greece, where people gather with friends and family to eat meat and celebrate the start of Lent. It is …

Mar 4, 2021 · Individuals who fast for 40 days without meat during Easter lent use Tsiknopemtpi (Τσικνοπέμπτη) as a day to eat as much meat as they want, right before fasting begins.

Feb 24, 2022 · The widespread smell of burning meat from any household which could afford meat, led to the naming of the day ‘Tsiknopempti.’ The custom itself is said to originate as far …

Feb 27, 2024 · The tradition of “tsiknopempti” – literally Thursday Grill – is very much alive in Greece in 2024. Here’s what you need to know about this special day. When does it take place?

Mar 7, 2024 · It’s the traditional Tsiknopempti – Charred Thursday or Smoky Thursday- Greeks love to celebrate during the Carnival season and before the start of the 40-day-long Lent for …

Tsiknopempti (Τσικνοπέμπτη in Greek) is the celebration of the Orthodox tradition in which great quantities of meat are consumed. Tsikna means the smell of grilled meat and Pempti means …

Mar 3, 2016 · Tsiknopempti is the Thursday during carnival that marks the beginning of the last weekend that observant Greek Orthodox Church members are allowed to eat meat before …

Tsiknopempti is the Thursday during Carnival. It takes place 11 days before the start of Greek Orthodox Lent that starts with the Clean Monday (often referred to in English as Ash Monday, …