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We have a Danish version of Halloween, it's in February I believe. Instead of dressing up and going out to beg for candy, kids here in Denmark dress up and smash barrels filled with candy. Some do, anyway.
In ancient days it was a tradition where there was a black cat inside of the barrel. And then once the barrel had been smashed the poor creature would run off, then the barrelsmashers would hunt it and kill it with whatever they had been bashing the barrel with. Apparently it was good to kill such a bad-omened creature.
I'd prefer the american version, honestly. Sounds like so much more fun.... And like you'd get much more candy, too!
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