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Semla
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A semla, laskiaispulla, Swedish eclair, fastlagsbulle, fastelavnsbolle, vastlakukkel, or vēja kūkas is a traditional sweet roll made in various forms in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, the Faroe Is
Traditional Swedish semla
Traditional Swedish semla
Semla served in warm milk (hetväg)
Semla served in warm milk (hetväg)
A classic Swedish semla, with a cardamom bun, a small piece of which is cut off and used as a lid.
A classic Swedish semla, with a cardamom bun, a small piece of which is cut off and used as a lid.
Two Danish fastelavnsboller
Two Danish fastelavnsboller
Shrove Tuesday
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Shrove Tuesday is the final day of Shrovetide, which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following day with Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is observed in many Christian countries th
Semla
…roll made in various forms in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, and Latvia, associated with Lent and especially Shrove Tuesday in most countries, Shrove Monday in Denmark, parts of southern Sweden, Iceland and Faroe Islands or Sunday of Fastelavn in Norway. In Sweden it is most…
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (detail), 1559
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (detail), 1559
Russian artist Boris Kustodiev's Maslenitsa (1916)
Russian artist Boris Kustodiev's Maslenitsa (1916)
Shrove Tuesday, Bear guiding [pl] in Poland (1950)
Shrove Tuesday, Bear guiding [pl] in Poland (1950)
People in Alfta, Sweden, masquerading as Fettisdagsgubbar in traditional celebration of Shrove Tuesday.
People in Alfta, Sweden, masquerading as Fettisdagsgubbar in traditional celebration of Shrove Tuesday.