s ▁status . ▁The ▁men ▁wear ▁the ▁st umps ▁of ▁their ▁t ies ▁and ▁get ▁a ▁B üt z chen ▁( l ittle ▁kiss ) ▁as ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁Greece ▁ ▁Italy Gi oved ì ▁gr asso ▁( F at ▁Th urs day ) ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁Italy , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁mart ed ì ▁gr asso ▁( Sh ro ve ▁T ues day ). ▁In ▁Ven ice ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁into ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁for ▁example , ▁it ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁" mas quer ades , ▁a ▁battle ▁of ▁flowers ▁on ▁the ▁Pla za , ▁a ▁general ▁ill um ination ▁and ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁lot tery ". ▁The ▁English ▁writer ▁Marie ▁Cor elli ▁mentioned ▁" Gi oved i ▁Gr asso " ▁in ▁her ▁second ▁novel , ▁V end etta ▁( 1 8 8 6 ), ▁as ▁a ▁day ▁when ▁" the ▁fool ing ▁and ▁the ▁m um ming , ▁the ▁dan cing , ▁sh rie king , ▁and ▁sc ream ing ▁would ▁be ▁at ▁its ▁height ." ▁ ▁Poland ▁In ▁Poland , ▁F at ▁Th urs day ▁is ▁called ▁T ł ust y ▁Cz war tek . ▁People ▁purchase ▁their ▁favorite ▁past ries ▁from ▁their ▁local ▁b aker ies . ▁Trad itional ▁food s ▁include ▁p ą cz ki ▁( d ough n uts ), ▁which ▁are ▁large ▁deep - fried ▁pieces ▁of ▁especially ▁rich ▁d ough , ▁tradition ally ▁filled ▁with ▁pl um ▁or ▁rose ▁pet al ▁jam ▁( though ▁others ▁are