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    Laskiainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlɑskiɑi̯nen]) is the Finnish celebration of what is known in the English-speaking world as Shrove Tuesday. It is often...
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    Finnish they are known as laskiaispulla (which refers to the Finnish laskiainen), in Latvian as vēja kūkas, and in Estonian as vastlakukkel. Today, the...
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    sweet roll called semla or fastlagsbulle. In Finland, the day is called laskiainen and is generally celebrated by eating green pea soup and semla, in Finland...
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    life. The pancakes and the punsch are a later tradition. In Finland, Laskiainen, a winter festival associated with Shrove Tuesday, is generally celebrated...
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  • (north-east Poland) Laski (surname) All pages with titles containing Laski Laskiainen Lasky Łask Łask County, called powiat łaski in Polish Lasker (disambiguation)...
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    heart. This is the last day before Lent when non-lenten food is eaten. Laskiainen Three Sundays of Commemoration "Shrovetide". Evangelical Lutheran Church...
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    Fastlagen, the Icelandic is Sprengidagur, and in Finland they celebrate Laskiainen. In Estonia it is celebrated as Vastlapäev. In Iceland, Ísafjörður is...
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  • Dutch) Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ Fettisdagen (Sweden) Laskiainen (Finland, Finnish-Americans) Mardi Gras National Pancake Day (Netherlands)...
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  • example bakery products for festive occasions such as Christmas pastries or laskiainen buns. Power animals in the strip include: Säihkyturpa ("sparkling snout")...
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    and Palo is a surname and a place name. Palo is notable for its annual Laskiainen celebration, one of the largest and longest-running Finnish-American festivals...
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    be found from a Helsingin Sanomat article about the teekkari students' laskiainen parade in 1907. Tommi Syrjänen, who has studied the matter, believes the...
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    following year, Kalevala Day coincided with Shrove Tuesday (Finnish: Laskiainen), and only a few dozen people attended the celebrations at Lönnrot's statue...
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