The Thursday of the second week of the Triodion (Creatine) is called Tsiknopempti or Tsiknopefti, because on this day all the houses cook meat or melt the fat from the pork and the fragrant smoke (tsikna) is pervasive. From this tsikna, therefore, Thursday has taken its name and is called Tsiknopempti.
The custom is lost in the depths of the centuries, without knowing its origin. It is speculated, however, that it comes from the Bacchic feasts of the ancient Greeks and Romans, who survived Christianity. According to the folklorist Dimitrios Loukatos, the food and drink of the day are "homeopathic efforts for the euphoria of the earth".
On Tsiknopempti, the events of the Carnival actually begin, which culminate with Kouloumas on Shrove Monday. Similar celebrations exist in Germany (Schmutziger Donnerstag = Fatty Thursday) and New Orleans in the USA (Mardi Gras = Fatty Tuesday), which are combined with carnival events.
The custom of "Citizens for the Rights of Nature and Life" (POFYZO), which supports the ideology of "anti-speciesism" (anti-speciesism), which opposes the violation of animal rights, opposes the custom of Swan Thursday and meat-eating in general. .
Source: sigmalive