Family father no longer wants awkward Halloween visits, now he has a solution

Morten Christensen has created a website where you can show whether you are ready with candy on October 31, so the children do not go door to door in vain.

Morten Christensen wants to spare both children and adults from awkward situations when children ring the doorbell at homes where people are not prepared for trick-or-treating. (Photo: © Morten Christensen)

By Bjarke Bech Feldt ( [email protected] ) 20 minutes ago

It can be hard to know who is up for the game and would like a visit from a group of costumed kids when we go out trick-or-treating on Saturday - or trick or treat as it is called in the US.

That is why Morten Christensen from Vorning near Viborg has simply created a map of Denmark online where you can register your household if you would like a visit from a bunch of little ghosts or vampires begging for candy.

- My children have experienced going up to people who were not prepared, and it got pretty awkward for both parties, and it might end with them getting a 10-krone coin, he says.

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Hard to know who wants visitors

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His experience is that carved pumpkins or decorations with lights do not necessarily mean that people are ready with candy for little costumed guests.

And his two daughters, aged 9 and 11, are quite into Halloween and really should have a good experience out of it.

- They are already planning who they are going to walk with and where they are going to go, he says.

So far, around 25 households in Vorning and the neighboring town of Hammershøj have registered on Morten Christensen's interactive Halloween map.

Most of the 30 households that have so far signed up on Morten Christensen's map are from Vorning and Hammershøj. (Photo: © Bjarke Feldt, DR)

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Pumpkin lanterns create community

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Morten Christensen himself is actually not a big fan of Halloween, but he still believes that the spooky event is beneficial for a village like Vorning.

- It is a bit of commercial rubbish, but the kids like it. And the day also helps create a sense of community in our little town, he says.

You can register your house on Morten Christensen's website: Mortenchristensen.dk.

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