Photos: Halloween around the world, October 31, 2013
October 31, 2013
Wearing a mask, Marcos Villegas, of the Bronx borough of New York, center, poses for a photograph as he watches the Village Halloween Parade on Thursday Oct. 31, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) ( Halloween NYC Parade )
Fans pose for photographs on Halloween prior to the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals at Sun Life Stadium on October 31, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) ( 186496926 )
Leah Sadberry (L) and Chris Raznik, both of Nevada, attend the fourth annual Las Vegas Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) ( 186516948 )
A fan poses for a photograph on Halloween prior to the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals at Sun Life Stadium on October 31, 2013 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) ( 186496927 )
Fans sitting court side are dressed for Halloween as the Chicago Bulls take on the New York Knicks at the United Center on October 31, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) ( 186499745 )
Revelers participate in the annual New York City Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in New York City. The parade came back in force this year, after being cancelled last year due to Superstorm Sandy and losing approximately $50,000. Organizers used the social media site Kickstarter.com to raise more than $56,000 for this year's parade. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 186500258 )
Revelers participate in the annual New York City Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in New York City. The parade came back in force this year, after being cancelled last year due to Superstorm Sandy and losing approximately $50,000. Organizers used the social media site Kickstarter.com to raise more than $56,000 for this year's parade. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 186502757 )
Revelers participate in the annual New York City Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in New York City. The parade came back in force this year, after being cancelled last year due to Superstorm Sandy and losing approximately $50,000. Organizers used the social media site Kickstarter.com to raise more than $56,000 for this year's parade. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 186502758 )
A reveler participates in the annual New York City Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in New York City. The parade came back in force this year, after being cancelled last year due to Superstorm Sandy and losing approximately $50,000. Organizers used the social media site Kickstarter.com to raise more than $56,000 for this year's parade. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 186502759 )
A reveler participates in the annual New York City Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in New York City. The parade came back in force this year, after being cancelled last year due to Superstorm Sandy and losing approximately $50,000. Organizers used the social media site Kickstarter.com to raise more than $56,000 for this year's parade. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 186502760 )
A reveler participates in the annual New York City Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in New York City. The parade came back in force this year, after being cancelled last year due to Superstorm Sandy and losing approximately $50,000. Organizers used the social media site Kickstarter.com to raise more than $56,000 for this year's parade. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 186502762 )
Revelers participate in the annual New York City Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in New York City. The parade came back in force this year, after being cancelled last year due to Superstorm Sandy and losing approximately $50,000. Organizers used the social media site Kickstarter.com to raise more than $56,000 for this year's parade. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 186502766 )
Revelers participate in the annual New York City Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in New York City. The parade came back in force this year, after being cancelled last year due to Superstorm Sandy and losing approximately $50,000. Organizers used the social media site Kickstarter.com to raise more than $56,000 for this year's parade. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 186502770 )
A general view of atmosphere at Demi Lovato's Halloween Party on October 31, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Philymack) ( 186511200 )
A fire-spewing, dragon-themed float participates in the fourth annual Las Vegas Halloween Parade on October 31, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) ( 186511279 )
Preparing to ride in the fourth annual Las Vegas Halloween Parade, parade queen Claire St. Claire positions herself atop a futuristic car in the procession on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ( Vegas Halloween Parade )
Port Jervis High School seniors walk through the halls of Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School during the Halloween Parade, a tradition for more than 30 years, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 in Port Jervis, N.Y. The parade starts with the seniors walking through hallways lined with elementary school students and ends with the elementary school students walking through a line of seniors in front of the high school. (AP Photo/Times Herald-Record, Tom Bushey) ( Halloween Parade )
Port Jervis High School seniors march through the school during the annual Halloween Parade at the school in Port Jervis, N.Y., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Times Herald-Record/TOM BUSHEY) ( New York Daily Life Halloween )
A reveler dressed as a bodybuilder poses for spectators while walking in the fourth annual Las Vegas Halloween Parade, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ( Vegas Halloween Parade )
Thaileah Winfrey, 10, of Dubuque, Iowa, gets a closer look of Terry Kosel, dressed as the "Great Pumpkin," while trick-or-treating along South Grandview Avenue Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Telegraph Herald, Jessica Reilly) ( Iowa Halloween )
Tiannah'Marie King, 11 months, sleeps soundly in her costume during a Halloween celebration in the lobby of All Children's Hospital Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. King, from Riverview, fla., has brain cancer. Her mother, Tiahara Moss, said that she dressed her as a little devil for her first Halloween, because the girl's dad, Darryl King, Jr., was also a little devil for his first Halloween. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Lara Cerri) ( Florida Daily Life Halloween )
Jocelyn Martinez, of Yonkers, N.Y., watches the Village Halloween Parade as it makes its way up New York's Sixth Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) ( Halloween NYC Parade )
Dressed as Charlie Chaplin, Rachel Kambury, of the Brooklyn borough of New York, poses for photographs as she waits to take part in the Village Halloween Parade Thursday Oct. 31, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) ( Halloween-NYC Parade )
A costumed Azriel Fernandez, 11, right, poses for a photograph as he watches the Village Halloween Parade make its way up New York's Sixth Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) ( Halloween NYC Parade )
Shelley Brittell, right, guides her son, Jaden Brittell, 3, down Fremont Street dressed as a Howdy Doody puppet in the fourth annual Las Vegas Halloween Parade, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) ( Vegas Halloween Parade )
Jessica Ward tries to scares crowd members during the annual Halloween parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Ashland, Ore. (AP Photo/The Medford Mail Tribune, Julia Moore) ( Oregon Daily Life )
The 7-foot-tall Headless Horseman poses with fans during "Sleepy Hollow-een Headless Horseman Stunt" at the Village Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Omar Vega/Invision for FOX Broadcasting Company/AP) ( Sleepy Hollow-een Headless Horseman Stunt - New York )
Trick or treaters make their way up to a house on Strong Ave. in Elkhart on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Despite off-and-on rain, it didn't stop groups of parents from taking their children door to door for candy. (AP Photo/The Elkhart Truth, Jon Garcia) ( Indiana Daily Life Halloween )
Lhala Snyder, 7, of Erie is photographed on Halloween while trick-or-treating between 4th and 6th streets on Lincoln Ave., in Erie, Penn., on Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 . (AP Photo/Erie Times-News, JARID A. BARRINGER) ( Pennsylvania Daily Life Halloween )
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee and first lady Trudi Inslee wear costumes as they greet fellow pirates Paul Manwiller, 8, and his sister, Claudia Manwiller, 6, during the annual Halloween night trick-or-treating at the Governor's Mansion in Olympia, Wash., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The siblings are the children of Paul and Sandra Manwiller, of Yelm, Wash. (AP Photo/The Olympian, Tony Overman) ( Inslee Halloween )
Trick-or-treaters celebrate Halloween at a neighbourhood party in Washington, DC, on October 31, 2013. Halloween, an ancient Celtic pagan rite which is celebrated October 31 every year, originally held to celebrate the dead and the end of the harvest season. AFP Photo/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 524252885 )
A actress dressed as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North from the movie 'Wizard of Oz' is seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2103, as preparation are finalized for trick-or-treaters. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will welcome local children and children of military families to 'trick-or-treat' at the White House for Halloween. The White House canceled its Halloween celebration last year in aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ( Obama Halloween )
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hand out treats to local children and children of military families as they trick-or-treat for Halloween on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 31, 2013. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ( 524249384 )
A child wearing a mask participates in a annual Halloween party in central Pristina, on October 31, 2013. ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images ( 524249226 )
Students from Flushing Middle School participate an annual Halloween costume contest before classes on Thursday, Oct 31, 2013, at Flushing Middle School, in Flushing, Mich. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Zack Wittman) ( Flushing Halloween )
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 31: Simulated smoke fills the air as a musician in costume plays the Trumpet while U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama give out treats to children on the South Lawn of the White House, October 31, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed local children and children of military families to trick-or-treat for Halloween. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ( 186493658 )
Lineth Mollo portrays Samara Morgan, the central character of 'The Ring' horror film, poses before performing at a House of Terror during a Halloween night in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Bolivians from La Paz and El Alto, mostly of Aymara descent, have started to embrace Halloween celebrations introducing characters adapted from their own culture such as the bloodthirsty Cholita. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) ( Bolivia Halloween )
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: A man walks down a West Village street while in costume on Halloween day on October 31, 2013 in New York City. Many New Yorkers are making last minute preparations to costumes before the start of the annual Halloween Parade in the West Village. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 186489173 )
In this Oct. 29, 2013 photo, kids and kids at heart took walk the trails at Kincaid Park to run in a 2K race during the Halloween costume run at the Bonny Sosa Tuesday Night Race Series in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth) ( Tuesday Night Race Series )
Halloween decorations adorn the South Portico of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, for trick-or-treaters. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will welcome local children and children of military families to 'trick-or-treat' at the White House. The White House canceled its Halloween celebration last year in aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ( Obama Halloween )
A man dressed as a zombie gestures in the train station at the city center of Essen, western Germany, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The 'zombie walk' with around 1000 horror fans became a tradition in the city on Halloween. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) ( Germany Halloween Zombie Walk )
A group billed as the Dancing Dead perform to the song Thriller, during the annual Halloween Costume Contest, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, on Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) ( Ohio Daily Life )
Two women dressed as zombies walk around the train station at the city center of Essen, western Germany, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The so called 'zombie walk' with about 1000 horror fans has become a tradition in the city on Halloween. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) ( Germany Halloween Zombie Walk )
A bartender works in costume during a Halloween party at Majapahit Hotel on October 31, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Revelers across the country are celebrating Halloween the day before the Christian All Saints' Day, which honors the dead. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 186456469 )
A child with make-up participates in an annual Halloween party in central Pristina, on October 31, 2013 AFP PHOTO / ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images ( 524245322 )
Ghosts appear on the South Lawn prior to US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcoming local children and children of military families to trick-or-treat for Halloween at the White House in Washington, DC, October 31, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ( 524246941 )
Frankenstein and Mrs. Frankenstein stand on the South Lawn prior to US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcoming local children and children of military families to trick-or-treat for Halloween at the White House in Washington, DC, October 31, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB/AFP/Getty Images ( 524246935 )
An entry is lifted into place to be displayed for judging in a children's pumpkin carving competition at the Fortnum & Mason department store in London, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Pumpkins are traditionally carved with decorative faces by people to mark Halloween which occurs annually around the world on October 31. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Britain Halloween )
A man poses while in costume on a West Village street on Halloween day on October 31, 2013 in New York City. New Yorkers are making last minute preparations to costumes before the start of the annual Halloween Parade in the West Village. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 186455901 )
Michael Valasquez pauses while in costume on Halloween day on October 31, 2013 in New York City. New Yorkers are making last minute preparations to costumes before the start of the annual Halloween Parade in the West Village. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 186455906 )
People walk in costume on a West Village street on Halloween day on October 31, 2013 in New York City. New Yorkers are making last minute preparations to costumes before the start of the annual Halloween Parade in the West Village. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 186455910 )
Designs are judged during a children's pumpkin carving competition at the Fortnum & Mason department store in London, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Pumpkins are traditionally carved with decorative faces by people to mark Halloween which occurs annually around the world on October 31. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Britain Halloween )
Lindsay Carter poses while dressed as Jean Gray from X-Men on Halloween day on October 31, 2013 in New York City. New Yorkers are making last minute preparations to costumes before the start of the annual Halloween Parade in the West Village. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 186455912 )
Revelers gather for a Halloween party at Shangri-La Hotel Surabaya on October 31, 2013 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Revelers across the country are celebrating Halloween the day before the Christian All Saints' Day, which honors the dead. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 186456186 )
Visitors dressed with masks play during a Halloween celebration in the leisure park 'BELANTIS', the largest theme park in eastern Germany, in Leipzig, central Germany, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The event park staged a Halloween party with creepy surprises for the visitors. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) ( Germany Halloween )
An actor dressed as a spider walks between the visitors during a Halloween celebration in the leisure park 'BELANTIS', the largest theme park in eastern Germany, in Leipzig, central Germany, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The park staged a Halloween party with creepy surprises for the visitors. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) ( Germany Halloween )
Children dressed with masks and costumes run along a street during a Halloween celebration in the leisure park 'BELANTIS', the largest theme park in eastern Germany, in Leipzig, central Germany, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The park staged a Halloween party with creepy surprises for the visitors. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) ( Germany Halloween )
An actor dressed as ghost plays during a Halloween celebration in the leisure park 'BELANTIS', the largest theme park in eastern Germany, in Leipzig, central Germany, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The park staged a Halloween party with creepy surprises for the visitors. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) ( Germany Halloween )
Children in costume check each other's candy collection while celebrating Halloween in a local neighborhood of Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Taiwan Halloween )
Participants in zombie costumes, perform during a Halloween event at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) ( Japan Halloween Zombies )
A woman lights candles amid decorations on Halloween night in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Halloween )
A child celebrates Halloween by parading through her neighborhood collecting candies from local shops in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Taiwan Halloween )
Two women dressed in Halloween costumes next to decorations on Halloween night in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Halloween )
A child in costume attends as "FOX & Friends" celebrates Halloween at FOX Studios on October 31, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) ( 186439146 )
HRH Queen Elizabeth II meets children making halloween cakes as she visits the new 68 bed YHA South Downs hostel at YHA South Downs on October 31, 2013 in Lewes, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) ( 186431924 )
A worker wearing a witches hat serves a customer as pumpkins are displayed on sale at the Chegworth Valley farm stall at Borough Market in south London, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Pumpkins are traditionally bought and decorative faces carved out of them by people to mark Halloween which occurs annually around the world on October 31. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Britain Halloween )
Hosts Heather Childers, Steve Doocy, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Brian Kilmeade and Maria Molina wear 'Duck Dynasty' costumes as "FOX & Friends" celebrates Halloween at FOX Studios on October 31, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) ( 186439144 )
Participants wearing zombie makeup, perform during a Halloween event at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) ( Japan Halloween Zombies )
A storekeeper attends a client next to Halloween decorated pumpkins at Madrid's La Cebada food market, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Pumpkins are traditionally bought and decorative faces carved out of them before masked costume parties at night to mark Halloween which occurs annually around the world on October 31. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Spain Hallowen )
A young girl in costume celebrating Halloween checks her collection of candies from local shops in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Taiwan Halloween )
A man looks at horror masks displayed in a shop window in Madrid, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 before Halloween celebrations. Pumpkins are traditionally bought and decorative faces carved out of them before masked costume parties at night to mark Halloween which occurs annually around the world on October 31. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) ( Spain Hallowen )
Former sumo grand champion Akebono, center, and other participants in zombie costumes, perform during a Halloween event at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) ( Japan Halloween Zombies )
Two girls dressed in Halloween costumes walk on their way to ask for candies at the Halloween night in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Halloween )
Two children dressed in their Halloween costumes hold pumpkin-shaped lanterns while walking on their way to ask for candies from neighbors the night before Halloween in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( APTOPIX China Daily Life )
Participants wearing zombie makeups perform during a Halloween event at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) ( Japan Halloween Zombies )
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