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Halloween costumes across the globe get creative

By Associated Press

Oct. 31, 2020

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Liam Gross, of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., sports a Minions face mask with his pirate outfit during Trick-or-Treat Haloween night in front of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., on Saturday evening, Oct. 31.
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Julianna Seltzer, 2, left, and Chase Lessig, 3, both of Reading, Pa., hold hands while trick-or-treating on Paxson Avenue in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., on Saturday evening, Oct. 31.
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Seth Goodman, of Port Carbon, Pa., and his brother Chase Goodman, back, cross the train tracks on Jackson Street in the annual Port Carbon Halloween Parade in Port Carbon, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 31. The parade was sponsored by Port Carbon Citizens Committee and local businesses.
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Emily Adams, of Pottsville, Pa., portrays a zombie along Tunnel Road during Schuylkill County's VISION's Spooky Schuylkill 5K Zombie Run/Walk in Landingville, Pa., on Saturday morning, Oct. 31. The event was held live and virtual.
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Ten-year-old Cameron Fox and her 4-year-old sister, Lexi, of Brookfield, Ill., are dressed as unicorns for Halloween with plastic face shields to protect against COVID-19, as they visit the home of family friends in nearby River Forest, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 31. Their grandmother bought the shields as their mother, Julie, is taking them to visit the homes of friends and family in the area, in pace of the traditional trick-or-treating.
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A skeleton dressed as former Vice President Joe Biden, marked with a name tag reading "Sleepy Joe," sits along with other Halloween decorations in front of a home in the Pinecrest neighborhood of Miami, Saturday, Oct. 31.
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Vanderbilt students wear Halloween costumes and watch from seats assigned for social distancing as they watch Vanderbilt play Mississippi in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, in Nashville, Tenn.
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An election worker with a shark hat walks across the floor of The Forum arena set up as a vote center on Halloween in Inglewood, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 31. In-person voting started for most California counties this weekend as local election officials — many for the first time — opened polling places days early in hopes of avoiding crushing crowds on Election Day.
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Clay Stalter helps his daughters, Ruby, left, and Anika, load the candy catapult built by his wife, Leslie, at right, in order to deliver candy to trick-or-treaters while maintaining social distance on Halloween in Springfield, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 31. Though Anika wanted a candy cannon to go with the family's Pirates of the Caribean theme, it was ruled impractical.
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A boy gets candy via a plastic pipe to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he trick-or-treats for Halloween Saturday, Oct. 31, in downtown Overland Park, Kan.
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Dressed as coronavirus and hand sanitizer for Halloween, Daphne Origanti, age 9, and her brother Owen, age 7, walk between houses as they trick-or-treat Saturday, Oct. 31, in Overland Park, Kan.
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Dressed as coronavirus and hand sanitizer for Halloween, Daphne Origanti, age 9, and her brother Owen, age 7, walk between houses as they trick-or-treat Saturday, Oct. 31, in Overland Park, Kan.
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A man wearing U.S. President Donald Trump costume to celebrate Halloween amid an outbreak of the coronavirus, in central Hong Kong.
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A man wearing a coronavirus-themed costume to celebrate Halloween amid an outbreak of the coronavirus in Central of Hong Kong.
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Adam Fogerty wears a costume on Halloween, as he stands in line with others to vote early, at the Douglas County Election Commission office in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Oct. 31.
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People dressed for Halloween pose for a picture Saturday, Oct. 31, in Tokyo. Thousands of Halloween goers gathered in Shibuya district, popular gathering area for Halloween, despite the city has asking residents to stay home for the occasion.
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Residents dressed for Halloween walk past a Chinese policeman outside a shopping district in Beijing on Saturday, Oct. 31. Although Halloween is not traditionally celebrated in China, some residents in the Chinese capital are taking time out to dress up for a bit of fun.
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A man in his Halloween costume joins others gathered near Tokyo's famed Shibuya traffic intersection Saturday, Oct. 31. Halloween for Japanese people is simply a fun time, but the city government asked people not to gather because of the pandemic.
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A man shows off his Genie costume for Halloween near Tokyo's famed Shibuya traffic intersection Saturday, Oct. 31. Halloween for Japanese people is simply a fun time, but the city government asked people not to gather because of the pandemic.
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