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10 Halloween Photos From Around The World

10 Halloween Photos From Around The World
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Halloween is here, and with it a slew of ghosts, pumpkins, witch hats, and candy filled tote bags! Though the western-style Halloween is believed to have originated in Ireland, the spooky holiday is now celebrated in countries all around the world. In Mexico, the celebration combines elements of the European holiday with ancient Aztec and Mayan traditions, resulting in the beloved Dia de los Muertos. In Germany, Nov. 1 marks All Saints Day, the Christian holiday celebrating all saints, known and unknown.

Take a look at some epic photos of Halloween celebrations around the world.

1. TaiwanChildren 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)

2. PhilippinesFilipinos wear ghost costumes as they join a Halloween Parade in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Hundreds of residents and government employees joined the parade as the country prepares to observe All Saints Day on Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

3. United StatesZombies and princesses abound as children attend the annual Halloween costume contest on October, 26, 2013 in Takoma Park, MD. The zombies' are twin brothers Milo and Luki Lutzky, 7, of Takoma Park. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

4. MexicoRevelers dance through the streets in traditional costumes at the start of the Day of the Dead festival known in spanish as Dia de Muertos October 30, 2013 in Oaxaca, Mexico. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

5. CanadaElaborate Halloween decorations on the front lawn of a house in the Beaches. Toronto, October 29, (David Cooper/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

6. JapanPeople clad in costumes take part in a Halloween Parade on a street in Kawasaki, suburb of Tokyo. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

7. FranceA girl poses for a photograph as she arrives for a Halloween party, on October 30, 2013, in Nice, southeastern France. (VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

8. Hong KongA woman lights candles amid decorations on Halloween night in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

9. SpainA 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. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

10. ChinaChildren dressed in their Halloween costumes gather outside a neighbor's apartment waiting to get candies the night before Halloween in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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Thanksgiving Traditions Around The World
Canada(01 of05)
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Tourists are sprayed with mist as they enjoy the view near the bottom of Niagara Falls, 10 October 2003. Thousands of tourists visit the falls every year at the start of the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This year Canadian Thanksgiving Day is 13 October. (Getty)Our northern neighbors celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October every year, but their traditions involve many of the same concepts as an American Thanksgiving celebration: family, turkey and eating too much. (credit:Getty)
Grenada(02 of05)
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Soldiers of the 46th Support Group enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner at Point Salines, Grenada on Thursday, Nov. 24, 1983 while others wait in line outside the mess facility. Three Army mess units prepared more than 1,000 pounds of turkey for the troops remaining on the Caribbean island. (AP)Grenada's Thanksgiving holiday, observed on October 25 every year, is a celebration of Operation Urgent Fury, an invasion of Grenada by the U.S. and Jamaica in 1983, amid fears of Grenada's communist government. In 1984, parliamentary elections were held and the pro-West candidate, Herbert A. Blaize, became prime minister. (credit:AP)
Liberia(03 of05)
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People walk amongst street stalls at Waterside market in central Monrovia, Liberia Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. (AP)Thanksgiving in Liberia, celebrated on the first Thursday of November, was originally a day to thank the U.S. for freeing the slaves that established this free country in 1847 as a place for free blacks to live together. It has since developed into a holiday for general thanks-giving. It was celebrated this year on November 3. (credit:AP)
The Netherlands(04 of05)
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In this photo taken on April 17, 2009, a cyclist passes a bar in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (AP)Before coming to America, many pilgrims stopped and stayed in the city of Leiden in the Netherlands in the early 1600s. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the Netherlands on the same day as the American Thanksgiving. Each year, a Thanksgiving service is held at Pieterskerk, a church in Leiden, where many of the pilgrims' records are held. (credit:AP)
Norfolk Island(05 of05)
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The stone ruins of the penal colony of Kingston on Norfolk Island seen from across Slaughter Bay, February 3, 2007. (Getty)Thanksgiving was brought to Norfolk Island by American whaling ships and is celebrated on the last Wednesday of November. (credit:Getty)
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