The basic facts
When is Fastelavn in 2024?
Feb 11th
When does Fastelavn fall each year?
7 weeks before Easter Day
Name 5 bakeries with popular fastelavnsboller
Andersen Bakery, Københavns bageri, Hahnemann's, Buka, Cakenhagen etc.
Candy
What's the name of the Swedish fastelavnsbolle?
Selmor
From which type of Christianity does fastelavn stem from?
Catholism
What does Fastelavn mean?
the night before the fast
What does the "gammeldags" fastelavnsbolle consist of?
Yeast dough, vanilla creme (and glaze on top)
When knocking on people's doors for candy, what is the most popular song to sing?
Fastelavn er mit navn...
What's the most expensive fastelavnsbolle in Copenhagen in 2024?
Maison D'Angleterre (75 dkk)
What was the thought behind "Fastelavnsris"?
making people fertile / removing people's sins
Where does the word fastelavn stem from?
What bakery was nominated as the one with the best fastelavnsboller in 2023?
Andersen Bakery
When do you become "kattedronning" (the queen of cats)?
removing the bottom of the barrel
Back in the days the fastelavnsbolle could last up till a year before going bad
Yes! (they would boil the buns which made them last up till a year)
Why do we "knock the Cat Out of the Barrel" /slå katten af tønden?
To literally beating out the evil (cat) in preparation for Lent and Easter.
Back in the days, how many days did christians have to fast?
40 days
Year 1250
What is a Fastelavnris (fastelavn rice) made of?
Branches
In 2023, how many fastelavnsboller from Lagkagehuset did Wolt deliver?
20,000!
Which other countries did also knock the cat out of the barrel?
Skåne, Holland and England.
What's the name of the Southern European "fastelavn"?
Carne vale (Latin for goodbye meat)
What German cake is fastelavnsboller inspired by?
Heisswecken (a type of warm, round buns)
Sing the "penge op, penge ned" song
"Penge op, penge ned, penge i min dåse, hvis jeg ingen penge får, så kommer jeg til påske."
Who made the fastelavnsbolle with puff pastry instead of wheat flour?
Frk. Jensen