Carnival
Which country celebrates the biggest carnival in the world?
Brazil
What do you eat on Shrove Tuesday?
Pancakes
In Denmark, children go door to door (like trick-or-treating) to collect what?
Money / Coins
What meat is traditionally eaten in the Masopust season?
Pork
What 2 countries celebrate Mardi Gras?
USA, France
Which city in Italy celebrates with masks and boat parades?
Venice
How old is Shrove Tuesday?
580 years old (1445 was the first one)
In which country do kids hit a barrel filled with candy (similar to a pinata)?
Denmark
What does the name Masopust mean?
"meat fast"
Which country ends their celebration with a "burial of the bass"?
Slovakia
Which islands host the second most popular carnival celebrations in the world?
The Canary Islands
What country is it believed that the tradition of Shrove Tuesday began?
England (Buckinghamshire)
For Fastelavn, fastelavnsboller is eaten. What are they filled with?
Cream
What animal is always represented in the Masopust parades?
Which country celebrates their own "Pączki Day" by eaching pączki?
Poland: pączki are filled doughnuts
In Portugal, what kind of "battles" do people have during their Carnival?
Flour Battles
Eggs, Milk, Sugar
In Iceland, children do not dress up on "Fastelavn" Tuesday. Instead, which day do they dress up?
Ash Wednesday
They would enjoy happy and long lives together
In Hungary, people wear wooden masks and woolly costumes during Busójárás in hopes to scare away what?
Winter
Which 3 main Germany cities celebrate Karneval?
Cologne, Mainz, and Düsseldorf
What does "shrove" mean?
absolution following confession
In both Denmark and Norway, the traditional decoration is a birch twig. What do people decorate these with?
Feathers and Ornaments (sometimes sweets)
What does the tradition say you'll see if "you party past midnight on Fat Tuesday"?
In Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, what is eaten during Maslenitsa?
Blini - thin pancakes