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By Kate on October 31, 2012 12:30 AM | 11 Comments

From the graveyard, at Hojbe Kirke.

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Karl | October 31, 2012 12:18 AM | Reply

Now that's a classic Danish church.

Cal | October 31, 2012 12:22 AM | Reply

This finally explains the church top architecture of the Lutheran church in Dalum Alberta.

dmorris | October 31, 2012 1:36 AM | Reply

Hm,they were building with Lego long before we ever had them.

Kate | October 31, 2012 3:46 AM | Reply

It dates to the mid 1100's.

Robin | October 31, 2012 7:23 AM | Reply

Years ago we were in Tuscany with 3 kids under 10 (they complained about missing Trick or Treating) that Halloween week and got a bit lost on the way to San Gimignano. Ate lunch and took the lift to the hilltop fortress that dated to about 900 AD. Cobblestone streets and everything decorated for the Halloween/Day of the Dead Festival. Like a Halloween party on steroids.

In what would have been the Keep, there was an Italian tribute to the cartoon show The Simpsons. We still laugh about the translation of one of the cartoons referring to the "typical American diet of beer and donuts."

I think the satire was lost on them.

That church reminds me of that hilltop and that day. It would have been at home there.

Karl | October 31, 2012 9:39 AM | Reply

@ Cal,

Yes, the Lutheran church at Dalum was built by Danish immigrants. There is an almost identical one in Calgary, in Crescent Heights.

Fred2 | October 31, 2012 9:58 AM | Reply

Kate, if you can get to town of Ribe, in the SW Jutland, it's a nice day's visit.

Fred2 | October 31, 2012 10:56 AM | Reply

The only thing that would make that more Danish is a coat of chalk-whitewash on the stone.

Robert L | October 31, 2012 12:17 PM | Reply

Jack-o-lanterns carved: check
Grave stones placed in the yard: check
Flood lights in place: check
Grim reaper set up: check
Adequate amounts of candy for the kids: check
Halloween is a go! I love this time of year.

Black Mamba | October 31, 2012 1:51 PM | Reply

Lovely church. You can see how stark it must have been before they added that pretty step ornamentation to the roof.

I'll give Halifax this, there are some really cool graveyards. Unfortunately it's pouring out, so I anticipate a sucky Hallowe'en tonight.

batb | October 31, 2012 4:46 PM | Reply

Wow! Looks Shakespearean, as in a perfect venue in which to stage Hamlet.

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batb: Wow! Looks Shakespearean, as in a perfect venue in which read more
Black Mamba: Lovely church. You can see how stark it must have read more
Robert L: Jack-o-lanterns carved: check Grave stones placed in the yard: check read more
Fred2: The only thing that would make that more Danish is read more
Fred2: Kate, if you can get to town of Ribe, in read more
Karl: @ Cal, Yes, the Lutheran church at Dalum was built read more
Robin: Years ago we were in Tuscany with 3 kids under read more
Kate: It dates to the mid 1100's. read more
dmorris: Hm,they were building with Lego long before we ever had read more
Cal: This finally explains the church top architecture of the Lutheran read more

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