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Halloween inspires haunted fun around the world (PHOTOS)
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Halloween, the pagan celebration of the creepy and the dead largely thought to have originated from the Celtic festival of Samhain, was in full force around the world Wednesday.

The eve of All Saints' Day has inspired everything from zombie marches in Berlin to doggie Halloween costumes in California, pinata sales in Guatemala and a profusion of masks in Mongolian markets. And of course, candy for all. 

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia walks on the court wearing a Darth Vader mask for Halloween to play against Sam Querrey of USA during day 3 of the BNP Paribas Masters at Palais Omnisports de Bercy on October 31, 2012 in Paris, France.

(Dean Mouhtaropoulos - AFP/Getty Images)
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Servine Bieuzen from Paris, France wearing a Halloween Costume watches as Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrives at the New York Stock Exchange as people return to work on Wall Street, October 31, 2012 as New Yorkers cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

(Timothy A. Clary - AFP/Getty Images)
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Jae Jae, a Sumatran tiger, eats a pumpkin decorated for Halloween at London Zoo in central London on October 30, 2012.

(Carl Court - AFP/Getty Images)
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A diver dressed in a skeleton costume holds pumpkins filled with fish in the sharks and skates basin ahead of Halloween at the Sea Life in Berlin on October 30, 2012.

(Johannes Eisele - AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman walks by witch-shaped and pumpkin-shaped piñatas on October 29, 2012 in Guatemala City during preparations for Halloween.

(Johan Ordonez - AFP/Getty Images)
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A Great Dane and his owner march in the Halloween dog costume parade and contest in Long Beach, California, October 28, 2012.

(Robyn Beck - AFP/Getty Images)
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Five young women clad in a set of hamburger costumes dance as they walk on the street during the Halloween Parade in Kawasaki, suburb of Tokyo on October 28, 2012. Some 100,000 visitors enjoy the costume parade which about 3,000 people took part in.

(Toru Yamanaka - AFP/Getty Images)
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Zombie enthiusiasts gather before setting out on a 'Zombie Walk' in the city center on October 27, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Approximately 150 zombies, who had organized themselves through Facebook, walked and limped across Alexanderplatz, growled and moaned at passersby and performed their jerking dances.

(Sean Gallup - AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman walks by Halloween masks on sale at a large outdoor market on October 21, 2012 in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia.

(Paula Bronstein - AFP/Getty Images)
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An actor portrays the Zodiac Killer at Killers: A Nightmare Haunted House, at Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center.

(Timothy A. Clary - AFP/Getty Images)
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Heidi Klum gets fitted for her 13th annual Halloween party in New York City.

(Michael Loccisano - AFP/Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during camapign rally at Tampa International Airport on October 31, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. With less than one week to go until election day, Mitt Romney is campaigning throughout Florida.

(Justin Sullivan - AFP/Getty Images)
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A boy has his face painted before a Halloween parade in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 27, 2012.

(Jewel Samad - AFP/Getty Images)
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A child wears a mask and a costume representing 'death' on October 24, 2012 in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle, Normandy, a week before the Halloween festival.

(Joel Saget - AFP/Getty Images)
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Mickey and Minnie Mouse statues are dressed up for Halloween at the Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo on September 7, 2012. Tokyo's Disney theme park runs Halloween events through till October 31 and visitors are allowed to wear Disney related costumes in the park.

(Yoshikazu Tsuno - AFP/Getty Images)
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