SHROVE TUESDAY, or LASKIAINEN!
In Finland it's celebrated as a sledding day!
Old tradition dictates that you yell
“Pitkia Pellavia!”(Long Flax!), as you fly down the hill in your
sled. The further you coast, the better the crop will be that year.
I'm glad there are traditional treats for this holiday, as so many others. So I baked some sweet
rolls and filled them with whipped cream and jam. Eating fatty food on this day stems from
the old tradition of starting a fast and the count-down to Easter.
I like the idea of
enjoying winter with the hope of spring around the corner.
Don't you?
I like that i get to eat pea soup...
... and I'm even adding
herring to the menu,
to celebrate the Polish way!
What's your tradition on Shrove Tuesday?
Mardi Gras? Carnivale?
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