AS Halloween approaches, let's look into how different nations across the world celebrate the annual festival.
Halloween is an American event but over the years, social media and popular culture have made it more of a spooky-fun event including in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan and Italy. But not everywhere has embraced it.
While the American Halloween tradition typically involves trick-and-treat donning costumes, the team at Busuu have researched what Oct 31 means for other countries and cultures to see if they've embraced this American tradition.
It's definitely interesting to see how other cultures and countries adapt to one another's traditions.
MEXICO
Mexico is very big on Halloween and all of the traditions are embraced - the pumpkins, the spooky decorations and the dressing up.
The only thing that isn't a big thing is trick or treat – this is because of kidnapping fears. Children living in safer neighbourhoods may be knocking door to door, but generally it's not safe for children to be roaming the streets.
Also celebrated around that time is El Día de Muertos. On this day, families get together to remember their loved ones who have passed.
They light candles and place decorations around the picture of their loved one and cook their favourite foods to celebrate their life.
JAPAN
Halloween is as much of a thing as Christmas in Japan and it's treated like more of an event with people gathering together in the centre of Tokyo at the famous Shibuya Crossing.
They use it as an excuse to dress up and throw parties. Parents also get together so that all of their kids can safely go trick or treating.
FRANCE
The French don't tend to celebrate Halloween. While France is a secular country, it still has a big Christian influence and Halloween is overshadowed by Toussaint – All Saints' Day – when people traditionally visit the cemetery.
When it comes to fun for the children, some do trick-or-treat, but not many households will have sweets ready to give out.
SPAIN
Protective over their traditions, Spain tends not to celebrate Halloween, and sees it as an American tradition.
Youngsters may go to Halloween parties hosted by clubs and school kids in bigger cities may go trick or treat, but the event isn't widely celebrated by all.
Horror movie marathons are also shown on TV around this time, but typically All Saints' Day is a much bigger deal on Nov 1.
Like France, this is also taken as a bank holiday and people will visit the cemetery to honour the dead.
POLAND
Halloween isn't a big celebration in Poland but All Saints' Day is and families will go to the cemetery together, where it's known to become very busy and packed.
It is said that visiting cemeteries during the day is as busy as rush hour on the London tubes!
GERMANY
Like the UK, Germany seems to have adapted more to the idea of Halloween in recent years and it's mainly youngsters who are likely to celebrate it.
The Halloween vibes are definitely met with spooky decor, pumpkins and fancy dress. Kids also do all of the traditional Halloween activities, like trick or treating.
ITALY
Italy is another country that is slowly becoming more open to the idea of Halloween like the UK and Germany.
If you're looking to spend Halloween in Italy one of the years then you may want to head to one of its larger cities where there will be tons of fancy dress parties.
TURKIYE
Halloween in Turkey is also a reason for youngsters to drink and throw parties and even then, the fancy dress is minimal.
They do, however, have a tradition similar to trick-or-treat, but it has nothing to do with Halloween.
The holiday known as Eid al-Adha is when families come together and kids ask for treats from elders. Some children will go around their neighbourhoods doing this.
CHINA
Halloween has definitely grown in China because of popular culture and social media. It's used a lot more in commercial settings by shops and bars, or to come to Halloween events.
Other than that, children don't really go trick or treating.
