Fastelavn
Sign in to savethumb|Dressed up children engaged in "slå katten af tønden" (Denmark 1937). Fastelavn is a Carnival tradition in the Northern European, and historically Lutheran, nations of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, Iceland, Faroe Islands, as well as Greenland.
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11 sectionsContents
- Etymology and origins
- Festivities
- Cat in a barrel
- Songs
- Cakes
- Shrovetide rods
- Church services
- Processions
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Dressed up children engaged in "slå katten af tønden" (Denmark 1937). Fastelavn is a Carnival tradition in the Northern European, and historically Lutheran, nations of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, Iceland, Faroe Islands, as well as Greenland.
The traditions of Fastelavn vary somewhat by country and by local region, as some traditions have changed over time. A common theme of Fastelavn in all the countries currently involves children dressing up in costumes, walking door to door while they sing and gathering treats for the Fastelavn feast, a form of trick-or-treating. Today, the festivities of Fastelavn are generally considered to be a time for children’s fun and family games.