the annual Village Halloween Parade October 31, 2009 in New York City.

A man covered in fake blood carries an axe as he participates in the annaul Halloween parade in Greenwich Village in New York October 31, 2009.


NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Participants wait for the start of the annual Village Halloween Parade October 31, 2009 in New York City. Approximately 2 million visitors attend the event each year, making it the largest Halloween celebration in the country.



Costumed in plastic, Alexis Clarino, of the Brooklyn borough of New York, right, waits with others for the start of the Village Halloween Parade Saturday Oct. 31, 2009 in New York.



NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: A participant dressed as Michael Jackson dances before the start of the annual Village Halloween Parade October 31, 2009 in New York City. Approximately 2 million visitors attend the event each year, making it the largest Halloween celebration in the country.



NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Participants prepare to take part in the annual Village Halloween Parade on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Approximately two million visitors attend the event each year, making it the largest Halloween celebration in the country.



NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Participants wait for the start of the annual Village Halloween Parade October 31, 2009 in New York City. Approximately 2 million visitors attend the event each year, making it the largest Halloween celebration in the country.



NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Participants wait for the start of the annual Village Halloween Parade October 31, 2009 in New York City. Approximately two million visitors attend the event each year, making it the largest Halloween celebration in the country



NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Participants wait for the start of the annual Village Halloween Parade October 31, 2009 in New York City. Approximately two million visitors attend the event each year, making it the largest Halloween celebration in the country



A dance group performs Michael Jackson's Thriller video in the Halloween parade in Greenwich Village in New York October 31, 2009.



People take part in the annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village in New York October 31, 2009



A woman dressed as Nadya Suleman nicknamed "Octomom" takes part in the annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village in New York October 31, 2009. Suleman recently gave birth to eight babies.



A woman wears a costume depicting a waitress serving breakfast and coffee at the annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village in New York October 31, 2009.



A stilt walker wears a bird-like costume in the annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village in New York October 31, 2009.



NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: A performer on stilts waits for the start of the annual Village Halloween Parade October 31, 2009 in New York City. Approximately two million visitors attend the event each year, making it the largest Halloween celebration in the country.



A man carries a blue ribbon as he participates in the annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village in New York October 31, 2009.



A group dressed as zombies dance as the make their way up Sixth Avenue during the Village Halloween Parade Saturday Oct. 31, 2009 in New York.



Costumed spectators Victoria Ochoa, second from right, and Melissa Valencia, right, stand with others as they watch the Village Halloween Parade make it's way up New York's Sixth Avenue Saturday Oct. 31, 2009.



Dressed as ghostly dancers, Natasha Wozniak, right, helps Michele Wang with her makeup as they wait for the start of the Village Halloween Parade Saturday Oct. 31, 2009 in New York.



A stilt walker wears a bird-like costume in the annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village in New York October 31, 2009


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