In the United States and elsewhere, the annual celebration of Halloween will take place this Saturday. Children dress in costumes and go "trick or treat" door-to-door to get candy. Adults also party and share the fun.
Preparing for Halloween
![Pumpkin Jack O' Lanterns sit on the grounds of the historic Van Cortlandt Manor House and Museum during the "Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze" in Croton-on Hudson, New York, Oct. 27, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2e20ab1c-c1f4-47d3-aa34-dc4721ebdaed_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pumpkin Jack O' Lanterns sit on the grounds of the historic Van Cortlandt Manor House and Museum during the "Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze" in Croton-on Hudson, New York, Oct. 27, 2015.
![A man checks out the display at a store selling Halloween merchandise in Alhambra, California on October 29, 2015, two days before the annual celebration of Halloween on October 31.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b8bf975b-ee1a-4b39-aab3-9cd928259db4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man checks out the display at a store selling Halloween merchandise in Alhambra, California on October 29, 2015, two days before the annual celebration of Halloween on October 31.
![Halloween decorations are pictured outside a home in Pasadena, California, Oct. 27, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f02d61be-7799-4459-b4cb-996dd1eb43b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Halloween decorations are pictured outside a home in Pasadena, California, Oct. 27, 2015.
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