WATCH: Halloween festivals worldwide

WATCH Halloween LIVE Festivals from around the world

Live from the Puca Festival showing the Lighting of the Fire, a celebration rooted in a Celtic tradition with more than 2,000 years, when tribes marked the turning of the seasons with Samhain, meaning “summer’s end.” This Celtic New Year was a moment of transition when light gave way to darkness, the harvest ended, and the boundary between this world and the next grew thin. Fires were lit to honour the dead and protect the living. People wore disguises to fool wandering spirits and left food to appease fairies. This is believed to have been the origin of Halloween and Ireland its birthplace. Dozens of performers and musicians take part in this celebration. AUDIO: NATSOUND

"NOTE: LIVE SHOT WILL BE UP AT 2:45PM ET EVENT BEGINS EXACTLY AT 3:30PM ET|This Halloween, the spotlight is on Derry in Northern Ireland, home to Europe’s largest Halloween festival, now in its 39th year. Central to the celebration is the famous Derry Halloween Parade, where thousands of participants and spectators come together to experience a dazzling mix of costumes, performances, and eerie spectacle.

Celebrations in downtown Salem, home to large Halloween festivities with its “haunted happenings” festival that includes parades, street performers and vendors. Salem is also known as the Witch City, as it’s connected to the trials in colonial Massachusetts in the 17th century when more than 200 people were accused of witchcraft, with 19 of them, mostly women, hanged. Thousands of tourists visit the town during this period. NATSOUND/ ORIGINAL (ENGLISH)

Ireland is the birthplace of Halloween, a tradition dating back over 2,000 years to ancient pagan ceremonies known as Samhain (pronounced Sah-win). On October 31, it was believed the veil between the living and the dead was at its thinnest, allowing mischievous spirits to cross over. Many modern traditions — from wearing masks to ward off spirits to carving pumpkins — were carried abroad by Irish emigrants during the Great Potato Famine, spreading Halloween around the world.

The Derry parade captures that ancient spirit, bringing the city alive with music, fire displays, theatrical performances, and a truly immersive atmosphere. Festivals across Ireland, including smaller local celebrations, aim to attract international visitors eager to experience the spooky holiday at its origin.

This year’s Derry Halloween Parade promises to be bigger and more spectacular than ever, cementing the city’s reputation as the heart of Ireland’s Halloween celebrations."

The annual New York City Halloween Parade, officially known as the NYC Village Halloween Parade, takes place in Greenwich Village. The parade runs up 6th Avenue from Spring to 16th Street. It's a public participatory event where anyone in costume is welcome to march. // Details of live coverage will follow in due course. NATSOUND/ ORIGINAL (ENGLISH)

The annual New York City Halloween Parade, officially known as the NYC Village Halloween Parade, takes place in Greenwich Village. The parade runs up 6th Avenue from Spring to 16th Street. It's a public participatory event where anyone in costume is welcome to march. // Details of live coverage will follow in due course. NATSOUND/ ORIGINAL (ENGLISH)

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