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Halloween Traditions Worldwide

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Root vegetable hollowed out with scary faces across Ireland before squash took over (6)
Spirit remembered in medieval English baking and prayer traditions (4)
Mischief Night antic that might leave trees draped in paper (5)
Blazing Samhain spectacle believed to cleanse livestock and ward off dark spirits (7)
Currant-studded baked good once handed to beggars praying for deceased relatives (4)
Spanish term for the colorful memorial table built for Dia de los Muertos (7)
Feathered predator whose screech was once considered an omen of death in ancient Rome (3)

Native North American gourd that permanently transformed festive carving traditions (7)
Decorative representation of a skull prominently featured in Mexican poetry and folk art (8)
Disguise slipped on to confuse roaming spirits during ancient autumn nights (4)
Stone enclosure adorned with marigolds and candles during seasonal remembrance (4)
Jack's glowing namesake carried through dark streets to light the way (7)
Humble household sweeping tool given magical flight in folklore (5)
Purifying beacon lit atop hills to keep wandering specters at bay (4)
Kind of spirit ancient revelers sought to fool or ward off (4)
Nocturnal flyer whose silhouette became a staple of spooky iconography (3)