Photos show the American tradition of Halloween celebrated around the world

A girl poses for a friend while kissing a pumpkin at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country’s largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Gary Kristensen, dressed up as the character Buddy from the holiday movie “Elf,” celebrates after winning a race during the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin, Ore., Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

People race in giant pumpkins during the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Tualatin, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A reveler dressed in a costume poses during a Halloween celebration in Vilnius, Lithuanian, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

A girl rings the doorbell of a horror-themed room at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country’s largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Halloween decorations are on display at a Sam’s Club, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A girl adjusts her outfit at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country’s largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A pumpkin sculpture depicting a goddess with six arms, is displayed at Klaistow farm’s annual pumpkin festival, which this year celebrates “powerful women,” in Beelitz near Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Fans are dressed in costumes for Halloween during the first period of an NHL hockey game between the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Carved gourds are displayed at Klaistow farm’s annual pumpkin festival, which this year celebrates “powerful women,” in Beelitz near Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Shelley Tang is covered with corn kernels by her son Brandon, left, while playing inside a pool of corn at Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, Calif., Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A giant pumpkin is measured at the 52nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Women pose with a Halloween pumpkin they carved during an event at the Salcetului day care for the elderly state facility in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Makenzie Smith-Emrich puts on a costume for her dog Sadie during an event for dog trick-or-treating, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Mojo, a dog owned by Alicia Town, of Kalamazoo, sits in a tank costume during an event for dog trick-or-treating, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet families during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pumpkins are displayed for sale at Klaistow farm’s annual pumpkin festival, which this year celebrates “powerful women,” in Beelitz near Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A pumpkin sculpture depicting Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is displayed at Klaistow farm’s annual pumpkin festival, which this year celebrates “powerful women,” in Beelitz near Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

A vendor carries Halloween-themed pumpkin piñatas past Congress in Lima, Peru, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, the day lawmakers voted to remove President Dina Boluarte from office. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

People wearing costumes are silhouetted against the sunset sky at the West Side Hallo Fest, the country’s largest Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)