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A dog dressed as Zoltar the fortune teller takes part in the 23rd annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York, Oct. 26, 2013.

A participant marches in the annual Halloween parade in New York, Oct. 31, 2013.

A man dressed as an ice queen smokes a cigarette during the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval, which attracts nearly 500,000 people annually in West Hollywood, California, Oct. 31, 2013.

Young people in costume take part in the "Evil spirits Parade" flash mob as they celebrate Halloween in the center of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Oct. 31, 2012. Around hundred people took part in the flash mob which was organised on social networks.

David Nickerson, 28, competes dressed as artist Bob Ross during the ZJ Boarding House Halloween Surf Contest in Santa Monica, California, Oct. 26, 2013.

수 십층 짜리 고층빌딩들이 즐비한 카타르 수도 도하

A woman who drew part of a face on her cheek, stands among the crowd at a costume party to celebrate Halloween in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, Oct. 31, 2013.

Le chanteur Hank Williams Jr. Sur la scène des American Country Countdown Awards. Nashville, 15 décembre 2014.

Erin Kunse dresses up as the Mona Lisa painting at the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval, West Hollywood, California, Oct. 31, 2013.

The South Portico of the White House in Washington, D.C. decorated for Halloween, Oct. 30, 2013.

Betty Dillow helps her grandson with his pumpkin carving in Bristol, Virginia.

A diver in a skeleton costume dives during a media opportunity to mark Halloween at the Sea Life aquarium in Berlin, Oct. 28, 2013.

Children dressed in costumes take part in Manila's Ocean Park annual Trick or Treat event, Philippines.

A couple dressed in costumes ride a motorbike during the "Moto Halloween Party 2013" in Cali, Colombia, Oct. 30, 2013.

U.S. President Barack Obama (center left) and first lady Michelle Obama (center right) give Halloween treats to visiting children at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2013.

The Apung 1 barge, which was generating electricity offshore, was carried five kilometers by the tsunami and came to rest atop two houses. (Steve Herman/VOA News)