There’s only one day of the year to truly to be Fat and that’s Fat Tuesday. Each year, the pre-Lent festivities take over metro Detroit as everyone fights to get their hands on the delicious calorie bombs known as packzi. That desire is intensified as crowds gather to Hamtramck to celebrate the day colloquially known as Paczki Day.

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