This year a dream came true: Johan’s Christmas house has exactly 103,184 lights. “Every year you want more. I have certainly not reached my ceiling yet,” he says. In December, his street is one of the busiest places in Lauwe, where motorists like to slow down to watch the spectacle.
Not everyone would dare to do it at home: “A bit exaggerated,” Luna-Gabriella and Ulrike giggle, “It wouldn’t be allowed with us.” Visitors come from far and wide — from Antwerp to the coast. “I estimate between 1,500 and 2,000 people,” Henry said.