The confusion is great as real Martians mix with costumed children.

In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a folklorist continued documenting a neighborhood by photographing costumed children.

Sheroo, the mascot, was bid farewell by noted Indian singer Hariharan and many costumed children.

Lunch, games and entertainment; $100 for a costumed child and one parent, from (212) 560-4915.

Haddonfield and Summit have a First Night celebration on New Year's Eve, and Maplewood's streets are packed on Halloween with costumed children seeking candy.

But Danny Cohen, who brought his costumed children to a mall in Jerusalem over his wife's objections, said that going out as usual was nothing more than a practical response.

Peering out a darkened window, I saw other costumed children, and as I hoped, they passed the house.

Down Huxtable Street she imagined a small tribe of costumed children, trick-or-treating in the eternal dark.

On Friday and Saturday afternoons, the streets of central Milan were closed to traffic and filled with costumed, confetti-chucking children, jugglers, mimes, musicians and actors.

And her pictures of costumed children - miniature pentitents looking shyly into the camera - are wonderful.