Anastasia Vsplyshka
Winter in Scandinavia lasts for a long time…Which holiday marks its end? Of course, colorful Shrovetide!
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Shrovetide in Scandinavia means:
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the start of Chinese New Year
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the start of feasts before Great Lent
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the start of Groundhog Day
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the start of Cat’s day
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On Shrovetide many Scandinavians wear:
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bright carnival costumes and masks
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usual clothes
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costumes depicting different monsters
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green outfits
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Their festive clothes and masks can be decorated with:
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flowers
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berries
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New Year decorations
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bright feathers, shiny buttons, jewelry and other improvised decorations
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If you want to make your Shrovetide holidays in the Nordic countries successful, you will also need:
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yummy buns
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yummy pancakes
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yummy rolls
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yummy pies
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“The Shrovetide branch”/fastelavnsriset is used:
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to welcome the end of winter
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to welcome coming of spring
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to welcome guests
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to banish trolls and other evil creatures
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On Shrovetide kids are given with:
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interesting books
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candies, buns and coins
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bright toys
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flowers
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At the end of the festive carnival all the participants:
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dance around the tree
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sing songs
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choose the king/queen
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watch movies
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The above ceremony is held in the following way:
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the kids vote
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the kids laugh loudly
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the kids simply say who was the best
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the kids try to smash the barrel, hung on a tree, by using batons
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I do not know this tradition, so I guessed a bit
Thank you so much for taking part!!!
I got 4 of 8. Fascinating quiz!
Thank you so much for taking part in it!!!
Everything I know about Scandinavian culture I learned from reading norse mythology
Reading norse mythology is so exciting for me!!!
Read it as a child and got hooked. Grew up and read the Edda and was blown away
I got 5 right (3 wrong). I knew a few of them (my grandmother’s family was from Denmark, as was my grandfather’s family and they talked about many of the festivals.).
It’s a really great result!!! Thank you very much for taking part in this quiz!!!
Thank you for writing and sharing it!
You have 5 out of 8 straight!
Great I did not expect such a result. I’m not familiar with this custom. It is an achievement for me.
Your result is very good! Yeah, this tradition is not so widespread all over the world, so 5/8 is especially valuable!
Interesting quiz but my answers were guesses. 5 out of 8 not bad
Very high-qualified guesses, thank you so much for taking part in this quiz!
6 out of 8.Very interesting quiz!!!
Great result, thank you very much for your positive reply!!!
Thank you very much for your reply, you’re the best!!!
7/8 They were all guesses, but it sounds like a wonderful festival. Awesome quiz!
You’re the real winner, thank you very much for taking part!!!
6 out of 8. 🙂 Great quiz! 🙂
Wow, super, super & super! Hope that it raised up your mood!
Of course.:) I love your posts, they are always both informational and interesting. 🙂 And this quiz is superb. 🙂 Could I hope for more of these…..? 🙂
Yeah, of course, will try to make something alike in the nearest future!
You got 5 out of 8 right!
Great. Yippieee…
Great result, thank you so much for taking part!!!
You are most welcome, Anastasia
Very interesting quiz
Thank you, very glad about your comment!!!
Good try,mostly guess work!
Very glad if you liked this quiz!