faspa

— [page 130] Tomorrow, a group of couples their age would come for “faspa.” [footnote] Afternoon lunch or tea. The word is possibly derived from “vespers.” [page 131] “You wait and see,” Franz said with a laugh, “those will be girls who will be left old maids! Why, what will people eat for faspa? I wouldn’t have married Hilda before I knew what kind of tvaybak she baked!”