Fastelavn celebrated at Long Island Danish Brotherhood Lodge #325 on March 14, 2014

Fastelavn in New York (Photo courtesy of Birgit Jacobsen)

By Birgit Jacobsen, birgitj@optonline.net — 

Fastelavn in Danish Brotherhood Long Island Lodge #325 was celebrated on March 14th, 2014. It was postponed due to bad weather from the previous month, which happened to be Valentine’s Day. Therefore the cat on the heart! The Cat King was Thomas Kofod, and the children were treated to pizza, ice cream and cookies, while the adults indulged in Helen Kofod’s lavish Smorgasbord.

If you are interested in information about future Danish Brotherhood Long Island Lodge #325 events, please contact Birgit Jacobsen.

The children enjoy the 2014 festivities. (Photo courtesy of Birgit Jacobsen)

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