This year, many of the Halloween events that were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic have returned. Although some safety measures remain in place, people appear to be greeting the spooky season with open arms once again. Collected below are photos that take a look at some scary (and fun) pre-Halloween festivities in England, New York, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Ukraine, California, Peru, and elsewhere.
Photos: The Spirit of Halloween 2021
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![A person struggles to lift a large pumpkin while standing in a pumpkin patch.]()
Read moreA young lad attempts to heave a large pumpkin above his head at Tulleys Farm, in Crawley, England, on October 22, 2021, during the farm's annual "Pick Your Own Pumpkins" event. #
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![An abandoned abbey is seen reflected in a pond at night, lit red and purple.]()
Read moreA light display illuminates the historic Whitby Abbey during a press evening on October 22, 2021 in Whitby, England. After taking a break in 2020 due to the pandemic, the abbey is once again illuminated over the Halloween half term in homage to Bram Stoker’s novel "Dracula." #
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![A small dog, costumed as a character from a horror movie, sticks its tongue out while being held.]()
Read moreGizzard, a costumed chihuahua, is held by his owner at the 31st annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City on October 23, 2021. #
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![Dozens of illuminated jack-o'-lanterns are seen at night, some stacked together into larger skull shapes.]()
Read moreDecorations are seen during the family preview night of the "Nights of the Jack" Halloween event at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas, California, on October 1, 2021. #
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![A person wearing a Halloween mask swims while holding a small knife.]()
Read moreA man dressed in a Halloween costume swims along the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Batroun, on October 28, 2021. #
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![A woman dressed as a witch is photographed underwater, "riding" on a broom.]()
Read moreA woman dressed as a witch is photographed underwater near the Lebanese city of Batroun on October 28, 2021. #
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![People browse at a stall, looking at Halloween decorations.]()
Read moreCustomers are seen browsing for Halloween ornaments at a stall days before Halloween in Hong Kong on October 25, 2021. #
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![Several figures depicting creepy monster babies sit on a store shelf.]()
Read moreHalloween decorations are placed on a shelf at a shop in Chantilly, Virginia, on October 12, 2021. #
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![A woman wearing face mask leaves a restaurant decorated with skeletons.]()
Read moreA woman wearing a face mask leaves a restaurant decorated with skeletons for an upcoming Halloween party, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 26, 2021. #
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![A Great Dane stands in a park, wearing a costume with horns on its head.]()
Read moreShadow the Great Dane is dressed in a Maleficent costume while participating in the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade on October 23, 2021 in New York City. #
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![A young child rides in a wheelbarrow along with three pumpkins.]()
Read morePeople gather pumpkins at the annual Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch on October 9, 2021, in Valley Center, California. #
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![Several people explore a corn maze.]()
Read moreVisitors explore a corn maze at the Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, Illinois, on October 23, 2021. #
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![A half-dozen glowing skeletons appear to be climbing other decorations outside a home.]()
Read moreA home is decorated with glow-in-the-dark skeletons for Halloween in Murray Hill in New York City on October 25, 2021. #
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![A giant decorative skeleton stands in the front yard of a house]()
Read moreA giant skeleton haunts the front yard of a house in Arlington, Virginia, on October 27, 2021. #
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![A carousel made of pumpkins is illuminated at night, with skeletal "horses" set up on poles.]()
Read moreA carousel made of pumpkins is illuminated during "The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze" at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, on October 27, 2021. #
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![People walk on a dark wooded path at night, with a large tentacle decoration illuminated under a tree.]()
Read morePeople walk on the grounds of Slane Castle during a Halloween festival called "Púca," celebrating the Celtic tradition of Samhain in Slane, Ireland, on October 22, 2021. #
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![Pumpkins carved to resemble works of art are seen at night.]()
Read moreAn illuminated carved pumpkin inspired by Banksy's "Girl With Balloon" is on display during "The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze" at Van Cortlandt Manor on October 27, 2021. #
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![A child fills a wheelbarrow with pumpkins.]()
Read moreA child fills a wheelbarrow with pumpkins at Tulleys Farm on October 22, 2021, in Crawley, England. #
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![A person holds a small carved jack-o'-lantern.]()
Read moreA view from Nuevo Colón, a town in Colombia where pumpkins are produced that are delivered throughout the country at Halloween time, on October 18, 2021. #
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![A scary costumed character walks in front of a castle wall that has images projected on it.]()
Read moreA character dressed up as Púca walks in front of projections illuminated onto Slane Castle as part of a Halloween festival celebrating the Celtic tradition of Samhain in Slane, Ireland, on October 22, 2021. #
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![A large figure of a wolf-man with illuminated eyes stands in front of a decorated house.]()
Read moreFrightening decorations surround a Halloween house in the Whitestone neighborhood of Queens, New York, on October 22, 2021. #
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![Many Halloween decorations surround an illuminated house at night.]()
Read moreA Halloween house welcomes guests in Whitestone, Queens, New York, on October 22, 2021. #
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![A police officer hands a replica of a barbed-wire-wrapped baseball bat back to two youngsters.]()
Read moreA police officer stops two youths after spotting a replica barbed-wire-wrapped baseball bat they were carrying through Westminster on October 21, 2021, in London, England. After checking the Halloween item, they were allowed to continue on their journey, with the bat hidden in their bag. #
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![A person sits on a bench beside two decorative skeletons.]()
Read moreHalloween decorations are set up at a store ahead of Halloween in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 21, 2021. #
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![A man holds a small dog, both are costumed as nurses.]()
Read moreA man and dog, costumed as nurses who administer COVID-19 vaccines, are pictured at a Halloween costume contest for dogs, in Lima, Peru, on October 21, 2021. #
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![A child plays with a piano set up in a pumpkin patch.]()
Read moreA child plays with a piano as people pick pumpkins at a pop-up farm ahead of Halloween, in Flamstead, St. Albans, England, on October 22, 2021. #
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