Jan 14th 2019

Halloween originates from the Christian holy day All-Hallows-Eve before the All-Saints'-Day on 1 November - a day to remember all saints without a holy day. Historically people believed that witches, ghosts and the dark forces were haunting the living on this evening which led to the tradition with costumes and scary stories on this evening.

In Denmark Halloween is not a holy day and therefore not necessarily celebrated only on 31 October. The custom has evolved into a part of the events in the mid-term holidays for children during autumn - in the week 42. The custom carving a pumpkin for a lantern is a tradition with inspiration from an Irish myth about Jack of the Lantern.

Visit the Top of Denmark end October and help celebrating Halloween. Traditionally, Halloween has not been celebrated in Denmark and Northern Jutland, however since approx. year 2000, the Danish have taken up the tradition and some of the American customs.

The modern Halloween might sound commercial to some. Of the older generation many Danes complain that this is just one more Americanization of Denmark. However, the feast was celebrated from 610 until 1770, when it was cancelled by the Danish Protestant Church.

Back then, the night was named as the translation of All Hallows Eve: Allehelgens aften – the night before Allehelgens dag. For Danish Protestants it was a day to remember and pray for the deceased Christians. The protestant church dates this day for the first Sunday in November.

In Denmark Halloween is mostly celebrated in the bigger cities. The shops have scary displays with e.g. spiders and spider webs, and children in schools and nurseries make Halloween decorations with carved pumpkins - the traditional Jack O'Lanterns - and meet up in costumes. The American custom with the children going "trick-or-treating" is however not tradition in Denmark - maybe because this is very similar to a Danish custom in February for Shrovetide. But the Land of Light is something very special - also for Halloween with lights outdoor as well as indoor.

Those are all you need to know about Halloween. Complete your Halloween experience with something premium and memorable like Danisa butter cookies. As premium Danish butter cookies with original Danish recipe, Danisa butter cookies mostly served during tea time. There are two variants of this luxury Danish butter cookies which are butter cookies and filled cookies. For butter cookies itself consists of three variants like traditional butter cookies, choco cashew butter cookies, and currant butter cookies.

In addition, Danisa butter cookies filled cookies has two variants, choco filled butter cookies, and pineapple filled butter cookies. That is why Danisa butter cookies is favorable Danish butter cookies around the globe. Danisa is perfect Danish butter cookies for luxury gift.
Furthermore, you can use Danisa butter cookies for luxury gifts on special occasions like Christmas or New Year to the beloved one.