Anne Randolph and I were so excited be able to celebrate Halloween at the folkhojskole but had no idea what we were in for. Halloween is new in Denmark and completely different then what goes down in America. When we walked down to the formal dinner as Great Dane dogs (a witty outfit in our opinion), we were immediately out of place in a crowded room of gore, blood, bruises, and altogether the scariest costumes I have ever seen. They take it to the extreme. The Danes have another holiday in February called Festerlavn in which everyone dresses in their costume of choice and thus use Halloween as a day to have morbid outfits. Not only did we miss the "get gory" memo, but the outfits Anne Randolph and I thought were going to be such a hit - being Great Danes in Denmark - was a major struggle. The Danes call Great Danes by the french name and didn't catch on to our costume...instead thinking were some type of animal dressed as a "great" Dane. Ha!
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