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New Masks for Fall 2020: How Different Countries Prepare for Halloween

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Halloween is celebrated every year on 31 October, on the eve of All Saints' Day, traditionally considered the only day of the year when the spirits of the dead can return to Earth. Have a look how people around the world are preparing for Halloween in Sputnik’s photo gallery.

Halloween is most widely celebrated in the US and Canada, where children dress up in costumes and go door to door, asking for candy.

© AFP 2023 / Emil Helms / Ritzau Scanpix Halloween decorations are seen at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen during the Danish Championships in giant pumpkins, held in Copenhagen, on 10 October 2020.
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Halloween decorations are seen at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen during the Danish Championships in giant pumpkins, held in Copenhagen, on 10 October 2020.
© REUTERS / Amy Sussman /Getty ImagesShoppers at Mr. Jack O'Lanterns Pumpkin Patch on 3 October 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
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Shoppers at Mr. Jack O'Lanterns Pumpkin Patch on 3 October 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
© REUTERS / Mario AnzuoniA girl runs through a pumpkin patch installation during the "Halloween at Descanso" event at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California, U.S., 9 October 2020.
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A girl runs through a pumpkin patch installation during the "Halloween at Descanso" event at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California, U.S., 9 October 2020.
© AP Photo / Robert F. BukatyHalloween candy and decorations are displayed at a store, Wednesday, 23 September 2020, in Freeport, Maine.
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Halloween candy and decorations are displayed at a store, Wednesday, 23 September 2020, in Freeport, Maine.
© REUTERS / Jason CairnduffA woman reacts during a performance at the ScareCity Drive-in cinema, in Manchester, Britain, 8 October 2020.
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A woman reacts during a performance at the ScareCity Drive-in cinema, in Manchester, Britain, 8 October 2020.
© REUTERS / Mario AnzuoniA girl poses inside a pumpkin house installation during the "Halloween at Descanso" event at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California, US 9 October 2020.
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A girl poses inside a pumpkin house installation during the "Halloween at Descanso" event at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California, US 9 October 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Frederic J. BrownHalloween items for sale at a home improvement retailer store in Alhambra, California on 9 September 2020.
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Halloween items for sale at a home improvement retailer store in Alhambra, California on 9 September 2020.
© REUTERS / Mario AnzuoniA vehicle drives through the "HAUNT'OWEEN LA" Halloween drive-through experience, in Woodland Hills, California, US, 8 October 2020.
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A vehicle drives through the "HAUNT'OWEEN LA" Halloween drive-through experience, in Woodland Hills, California, US, 8 October 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Paul EllisPedestrians wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a tree decorated in pumpkins ahead of Halloween, in Manchester, northern England on 6 October 2020, after localised restrictions were introduced across the country's northwest following a spike in coronavirus cases.
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Pedestrians wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a tree decorated in pumpkins ahead of Halloween, in Manchester, northern England on 6 October 2020, after localised restrictions were introduced across the country's northwest following a spike in coronavirus cases.
CC BY 2.0 / Ride Local Dream Global - Mike Mekinda / Halloween skeletonsHalloween decorations adorn the front yard of a house in the US.
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Halloween decorations adorn the front yard of a house in the US.
© REUTERS / Mike BlakeA young boy wearing a costume attends Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween-themed attraction in Buena Park, California, US, 25 September 2020.
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A young boy wearing a costume attends Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween-themed attraction in Buena Park, California, US, 25 September 2020.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Sergey Galyonkin / Halloween decorationsA house with Halloween lighting in a suburb of New York.
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A house with Halloween lighting in a suburb of New York.
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