#fastelavn

[black-cat-showdown]

Black Cat Showdown Round 2

[sparklyoats]

Our fucked up version of 'halloween' 😂

[sixtwothree]

Passion fruit and black currant craquelins for Fastelavn by gotfred.aarhus.

Source: x

[lord-christer-gustafsson]

Idag är ingen vanlig dag, då det både är internationella pannkaksdagen och fettisdagen samtidigt 🤩 Vad äter du? Rösta nedan... Så redan till lunch firades det med pannkakor 😍 Det blev fluffiga amerikanska pannkakor från @oayeah.pancakes tillsammans med smör och lönnsirap 👌 Pannkaksdagen kommer från början ifrån England, där man istället för semlor äter just pannkakor. Av denna anledning har de infört Internationella pannkaksdagen på samma dag som fettisdagen infaller. Kär bakelse har många namn... Och denna speciella dag har lite olika namn ute i världen. Exempelvis Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Faschingsdienstag, Fastelavn och Fastlagstisdag. Nej, nu blev jag sugen på en semla också... #oayeah @oayeah.pancakes #pancake #oatdrink #smakbox @smakbox #smakboxtävling #internationellapannkaksdagen #pannkaksdagen #mardigras #shrovetuesday #faschingsdienstag #fastlagstisdag #fettisdagen #semlor #semla #fastlagsbullar #fastelavnsboller #fastelavn #pancakes #pancaketuesday #pancakeyay #pancakeday #pancakestack

[murderousink23]

02/11/2024 is Fastelavn 🇩🇰, National Emergency Number Day 🇫🇮, Inventors Day 💡🌎, National Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day 🥛🇺🇸, National Make a Friend Day 🇺🇸, National Peppermint Patty Day 🇺🇸, National Shut-In Visitation Day 🇺🇸, National White Shirt Day 🇺🇸, Superb Owl Sunday 🦉🇺🇸, International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🇺🇳

[bbygirlsunite]

når man for en hal masse ads og videoer fra folk der diskutere hvad den bedste fastelavnsbolle er, når det tydeligvis er dem man køber på Frost der er de bedste

[no-nightingales-iwanttodie]

I know everything in America is bad right now, but can we just quickly give it up for Denmark? They have a holiday where kids wake their parents up by beating them with a bunch of sticks. And then beating a wooden barrel filled with candy dressed up like halloween

[oneiriad]

Happy spank your parents and then go hit a barrel full of candy day

[danishmuseuminterns]

FASTELAVN ER MIT NAVN

Our Communications Intern Emmelie explores different traditions, concepts and phenomena that you might have heard or wondered about – follow along for her thoughts and explorations!

Fastelavn goes a long way back, and Fastelavns-traditions both have origins in Christian and heathen rituals. The term Fastelavn comes from Latin and has something to do with the period of fasting before Easter. This is probably where Fastelavnsboller was born – because people were not allowed to eat meat during the fast, they would have sweet buns with raisins on Sundays.

Fastelavn is similar to Mardi Gras in other cultures and countries, where it was a celebration symbolizing the period before the fasting of Lent – The 40 days Jesus was fasting in the desert.

Today, the period around Fastelavn includes many traditions, a mix of religious, superstitious and cultural – mostly for kids and they vary greatly around Denmark. Here are some examples of the most common:

Slå katten af tønden / Beating the cat in the barrel.

This one has some dark origins. In the 1500’s it was normal in several European countries to make a sacrifice to keep plagues and epidemics away. This could be done by sacrificing a black cat. In Denmark, at Fastelavn, a black cat would be put into a barrel and the barrel would be hung from the ceiling and young men would beat it with a stick until the barrel came down or broke, and then beat the cat to death. In some places, like Germany, this continues all the way to the 1800’s. Today, this tradition is much more harmless and fun - the barrel is filled with candy, but might have a silhouette of a cat on black paper on the outside. Children will dress up in costumes and beat the barrel until it falls down – the winner will become Cat King.

Fastelavnsris

A “Fastelavnsris” is basically a bouquet of sticks with decorations on them. They date back to 1700’s Germany and Denmark, where young people would “rise” (lightly whip) their friends with the bouquets. It was all about getting up first, otherwise you had to provide sweets, which could be buns and coffee. They were a symbol of fertility – when the dry sticks were put in water and started to sprout, the fertility of the sprouts could be carried on to farm animals. They would be made or bought, and the Danish National Museum has evidence of newspaper advertisements for the bouquets dating back to 1791. Today, this tradition is mostly for kids, and they will decorate their Fastelavnsris, which are mostly for decoration and less for whipping.

Trick or treating

Another thing that have been part of some people’s lives is the “trick or treating” at Fastelavn, dressed up in costumes as on Halloween in the United States. Saying “Slik eller ballade” (trick or treat) gives people the option to provide sweets to the children as they walk around their neighborhood.

Fastelavnsboller

Fastelavnsboller goes a long way back, but right now they are having their renaissance at Danish bakeries. There are several types, but my favorite is the old-fashioned kind in a closed bun – but there are also other kinds with that are more pastry-like and a Swedish version called Semlor that tastes amazing!

Is has to be said, that while some of these traditions sound a little macabre, Fastelavn today is very harmless and way more fun! I have included a picture of myself in my beloved hotdog costume from a few years ago – even “adults” can enjoy these traditions – and yes, we did have candy in the barrel!

Do you celebrate Fastelavn? Or do you have a favorite Fastelavnsbolle? Let me know in the comments!

[thyme-in-a-bubble]

glædelig fastelavn, gutter ♡

[swingingspacejesus]

I’ve never headcanoned a character as Norwegian before because I’ve been too much of a pussy so now I have decided that Penny Lamb is Norwegian in my head

[compassionatereminders]

if Halloween isn't a thing for you, have you ever done any costume related events, parties, ect?

As a child yeah, though not really as an adult. But as a kid I celebrated Fastelavn which is a Danish holiday quite similar to Halloween considering that it commonly includes kids dressing up in costumes and an equivalent to trick or treating, except it happens in winter/early spring and has a different cultural origin

[sixtwothree]

Daisy Fastelavn cream puffs by leckerbaer in black currant, rhubarb, apple and yuzu, and passion fruit. All filled with vanilla pastry cream.

Sources: x, x

[lord-christer-gustafsson]

Idag är ingen vanlig dag, då det både är internationella pannkaksdagen och fettisdagen samtidigt 🤩 Så redan till lunch firades det med pannkakor 😍 Det blev fluffiga amerikanska pannkakor från @oayeah.pancakes tillsammans med smör och lönnsirap 👌 Pannkaksdagen kommer från början ifrån England, där man istället för semlor äter just pannkakor. Av denna anledning har de infört Internationella pannkaksdagen på samma dag som fettisdagen infaller. Kär bakelse har många namn... Och denna speciella dag har lite olika namn ute i världen. Exempelvis Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Faschingsdienstag, Fastelavn och Fastlagstisdag. Nej, nu blev jag sugen på en semla också... #oayeah @oayeah.pancakes #pancake #oatdrink #smakbox @smakbox #smakboxtävling #internationellapannkaksdagen #pannkaksdagen #mardigras #shrovetuesday #faschingsdienstag #fastlagstisdag #fettisdagen #semlor #semla #fastlagsbullar #fastelavnsboller #fastelavn #pancakes #pancaketuesday #pancakeyay #pancakeday #pancakestack

[murderousink23]

02/19/2023 is Fastelavn 🇩🇰, National Chocolate Mint Day 🍫🇺🇲

[jamtlandsarkiv]

Demnark

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Glædelig Fastelavn