Fastelavn in Denmark and Norway
Fastelavn in Denmark and Norway is held on March 2. Day on which Shrove Monday can fall. This event in the first decade of the month March is annual. Help us
Fastelavn is a Carnival tradition in the Northern European, and historically Lutheran, nations of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. 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-treat.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Beer Day in Iceland on March 1 (marked the end of beer prohibition in 1989. Bjórdagurinn or Bjordagur);
Rosenmontag in Germany on March 3 (Conducted the day before Ash Wednesday);
Cream Bun Day in Iceland on March 3 (celebrated on Monday before Ash Wednesday, Bolludagur);
Shrove Tuesday in Germany on March 4 (also known as Carnival Tuesday, Fasnets-Zeisdig, Veilchendienstag, Fasnacht Tuesday or Fastnachtsdienstag or Narrenkirchweih);
World Tennis Day on March 4 (International Tennis Federation);
BMW Day on March 7 (BMW Group);