Danes go Halloween-crazy: 'One day is simply far too little'

Danes go Halloween-crazy: 'One day is simply far too little'

Even though Halloween isn't until tomorrow, many Danes have already started celebrating and creating spooky atmospheres at home.

Some put a pumpkin on the steps, others decorate the hedge with spider webs. And then there are those who go all out for Halloween and prepare all year round.

That's what Jeanette Thomsen from Store Ajstrup in North Jutland does. Together with her husband, she has transformed her otherwise cozy countryside property into a spooky universe with witches, skeletons, graves, webs, and giant spiders.

The old barn on the property has also been turned into a haunted tavern, and in the fields outside, you can follow walkways filled with chills.

For them, Halloween starts long before October 31, and they continue the celebration well into November, she says.

- We love the atmosphere around Halloween, so one day is simply far too little, says Jeanette Thomsen.

All year round, they look for props for the display, and when August comes, they start decorating.

* In Ishøj on Zealand, preparations for Halloween begin as early as June, says Thomas Schwaner, who celebrates Halloween throughout the entire month of October. (Photo: © Thomas Schwaner)

* For five months, Christian Munk Thomsen from Frederikshavn in North Jutland has been preparing his Halloween show in front of his house. It has been lit all week leading up to Halloween. (Photo: © Janus Jacobsen)

* In Skovlunde, Jackie Otto Sztuk is going all out for Halloween for the sixth time. The garden has been transformed into a cemetery, which people have been able to come by and see in the days leading up to Halloween. (Photo: © Jackie Otto Sztuk)

* In Aabybro in North Jutland, three neighbors have joined forces to create "Spooky Street," as they call their road. They start decorating on October 1 and experience people coming by several times before Halloween itself on the 31st, says Hans Peter Mølgaard, one of the neighbors. (Photo: © Tabita Pretzmann)

* Until October 31, daycare providers, kindergartens, and nursing homes visit Channe Nørby Frederiksen's decorated garden in Arden, North Jutland. Last year, 900 visitors came on Halloween night itself. (Photo: © Channe Nørby Frederiksen)

* Jeanette Thomsen from Nibe has turned her barn into a haunted tavern. (Photo: © Private photo)

1 / 10 In Ishøj on Zealand, preparations for Halloween begin as early as June, says Thomas Schwaner, who celebrates Halloween throughout the entire month of October. (Photo: © Thomas Schwaner) 1 / 10 2 / 10 For five months, Christian Munk Thomsen from Frederikshavn in North Jutland has been preparing his Halloween show in front of his house. It has been lit all week leading up to Halloween. (Photo: © Janus Jacobsen) 3 / 10 4 / 10 In Skovlunde, Jackie Otto Sztuk is going all out for Halloween for the sixth time. The garden has been transformed into a cemetery, which people have been able to come by and see in the days leading up to Halloween. (Photo: © Jackie Otto Sztuk) 5 / 10 6 / 10 In Aabybro in North Jutland, three neighbors have joined forces to create "Spooky Street," as they call their road. They start decorating on October 1 and experience people coming by several times before Halloween itself on the 31st, says Hans Peter Mølgaard, one of the neighbors. (Photo: © Tabita Pretzmann) 7 / 10 8 / 10 Until October 31, daycare providers, kindergartens, and nursing homes visit Channe Nørby Frederiksen's decorated garden in Arden, North Jutland. Last year, 900 visitors came on Halloween night itself. (Photo: © Channe Nørby Frederiksen) 9 / 10 Jeanette Thomsen from Nibe has turned her barn into a haunted tavern. (Photo: © Private photo) 10 / 10

- It has almost become a season for us. It should be enjoyed and spread out over several months, where we can have fun building it up and look forward to showing it to those who come by, she says.

And Jeanette Thomsen is far from the only one who is extra into Halloween and celebrates it more than just on Halloween night itself. See here how others from across the country decorate front yards and create haunted passages long before Halloween.

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