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en fastelavn

/ˈfasdəˌlawˀn/

Shrovetide / Danish carnival

Børnene klæder sig ud til fastelavn.

The children dress up for fastelavn.

Kids dress up and “slå katten af tønden” (hit a barrel like a piñata).
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