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In Pictures: Halloween around the world
Halloween falls on Oct 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, and is celebrated differently by people around the world. It is believed to be associated with the Celtic festival Samhain, when ghosts and spirits were believed to be abroad.
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A Red Panda searches for food inside a carved Halloween pumpkin in its enclosure as part of the Enchantment event at Chester Zoo in Chester, Britain, on Oct 24, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
McDonald's 'Halloween Choco Fries - Pumpkin & Choco Sauce' that is McFry Potato served with pumpkin and chocolate sauces, is seen at a McDonald's restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept 29, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A dog dressed as an alien takes part in the annual Halloween Dog Parade at Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park in New York, US, on Oct 22, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Willi Gabler, the 'Paranormal Investigator' from Vienna Ghosthunters, looks for paranormal activity at Vienna Central Cemetery on Oct 20, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP
Models wearing dresses interwoven with candy parade on the catwalk during a Halloween themed costume contest at the opening of the 2016 Metropolitan Fashion Week in Los Angeles, California, on Sept 22, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP
Clown costumes are displayed for sale at a store in the historical centre of Mexico City on Oct 17, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP
A student poses as a creepy character on the Halloween-themed 'Haunted Trail' during the The Museum School of Avondale Estates' Fall Fest in Avondale Estates, Georgia, US, on Oct 21, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
A pet owner wears a Halloween mask with her Persian cats as they take part in a 'A Petrifiying Trail Pet' costume party at a mall in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Oct 23, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Halloween masks depicting US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are seen for sale on a street corner in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Oct 25, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A creepy clown costume is displayed in a fancy-dress shop in Valencia, Spain, on Oct 26, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
A boy reacts to the Halloween decorations and costumes displayed for sale outside a shop in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct 26, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
A visitor walking past a pumpkin lantern show in front of a shopping mall to mark the Halloween in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province. This photo was taken on Oct 24, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP
Dressed as the Wicked Witch of the West, Tiffany Butcher pulls her dog Sergio, dressed as a pet monkey, through the international departures terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on Oct 28, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP
A couple hunts for pumpkins for the upcoming Halloween holiday at the pick your own Rock Creek Farm in Broomfield, Colorado, on Oct 27, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Coffins converted to beds can be seen next to a portrait of Vlad Tepes, the Romanian mediaeval ruler who inspired Dracula, the fictional character, in a room decorated as a movie set-up at Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania, on Oct 9, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP
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