Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
tradition |
| gptkbp:category |
Christian holidays
Scandinavian culture |
| gptkbp:celebratedIn |
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Faroe_Islands gptkb:Greenland gptkb:Iceland gptkb:Norway |
| gptkbp:customs |
children dress up in costumes
eat fastelavnsboller (cream buns) hit the barrel (slå katten af tønden) sing Fastelavn songs |
| gptkbp:date |
Sunday or Monday before Ash Wednesday
|
| gptkbp:etymology |
from Low German 'vastel-avent' (fast evening)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fastelavn
|
| gptkbp:languageOfOrigin |
Danish
|
| gptkbp:origin |
pre-Lenten tradition
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:festival
gptkb:Shrovetide |
| gptkbp:religiousSignificance |
marks beginning of Lent
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
birch twigs decorated with paper
cat in the barrel |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Shrovetide
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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