One of the traditions in Denmark's celebrations include the carnival “Fastelavn” in February. Fastelavn is sometimes described as a Nordic Halloween. Children will dress up in costumes and gathering treats for the feast. It is generally considered to be a time for children's fun and games.
The event include "hit the cat out of the barrel". The Danes use a wooden barrel, which is full of candy and sometimes oranges and has the image of a cat on it. The one who knocks down the barrel and making all the candy spill out becomes kattedronning ("queen of cats") and the one who knocks down the last piece of the barrel becomes kattekonge ("king of cats").
Danish and Sofea celebrated fastelavn on Friday 28 February.
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| Princess Sofea Dhaniyah |
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| Princess Sofea Dhaniyah & Pirate Izz Danish |
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| Smashing the barrel (this was taken yesterday. Fastelavn celebration in Bilka, Fields) |
A
sweet roll usually covered with icing and filled with whipped cream is
served during fastelavn. A popular children's song in Denmark is
"Fastelavn er mit navn". Fun celebration for the kids.
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