Because its been some time since i blogged last time , i also wanted to show you guys this . Here in Denmark we aren't really celebrating Halloween . Well some are , but it's not a big tradition in Denmark like it's in for example USA . It's getting more and more popular , but we already have a tradition that's kinda the same as Halloween .
I think it's best translated in english to "Mardi Gras" but i don't know if that's excatly the same .
Anyway .. In danish it's called Fastelavn - and like you do at Halloween it's about dressing up , and the children goes from house to house for trick and treat - excatly like Halloween .
Then it's also about "beating the cat out of the barrel" . Of course there's not a real black cat in the barrel , but back in the days i've heard stories about they were . It was because they brought disasters or something like that .
Anyway - today it's much more simple and much more family'friendly . You go from house trick and treating in great costumes , and then you "beat the cat out of the barrel" - but instead of a cat in the barrel there's candy . And the ones who beat the bottom out of the barrel get the title "Cat'queen" and the one who gets the last piece of wood beaten down is the "Cat'king" .
It might sound a bit .... Complicated ?? But it's a danish tradition , and it's funny and sweet and a real children'tradition ..
The kids loves it !
And as you can see on the pic above - me & Emina were also dressed up for fastelavn . Can you guess what we were ? :b Haha .
XOXO
Kit ♥
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