Uhyggelig (scary) Århus

Denmark is the land of "hygge", that is the art of creating a cosy atmosphere, even when it's cold and dark outside the window...

But tonight is different, as Halloween is the night of the "uhygge", the horror...

The Celts believed that in nights like this, the souls of the dead came back to visit our homes, and they used to leave food outside the door, so the evil spirits didn't come in...

Can you imagine if that could be true? They say that if you dig a whole in the ground of the old Århus, it's quite probable that you will find some skeletons...

Recently archeologists from Moesgaard Museum were working on an old cemetery, in the same place where a closter was located during the Middle Ages. They are going to build apartments on it...

Can you imagine if the Celts were right and the souls of the dead came back every Halloween night to "hygge" with the new inhabitants?

Happy "uhyggelig" Halloween!!