A little girl presses her eyelids after placing the pumpkin she carved on a shelf at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) 
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See pics: Halloween special! Scenes from 'the biggest pumpkin carving event in Europe' at Bucharest

See pics: Halloween special! Scenes from 'the biggest carving event in Europe' at Bucharest, Romania.

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A girl carries a pumpkin she carved in Bucharest, Romania. The Halloween Fest, 'the biggest carving event in Europe', saw thousands turning out to carve over 30,000 pumpkins. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A Halloween decorated pumpkin sits on a scaffolding at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania, described as 'the biggest pumpkin carving event in Europe'. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child walks on Halloween pumpkins waiting to be carved for the Halloween Pumpkin Fest, 'the biggest pumpkin carving event in Europe', held in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A little girl examines pieces of pumpkin at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A little girl shows off her costume near Halloween pumpkins at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Children wearing costumes walk by Halloween pumpkins at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child touches Halloween pumpkins waiting to be carved in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child holds a carved pumpkin at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A girl tries to balance pumpkins on her head at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
People carve Halloween pumpkins at the Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania, which is known as 'the biggest pumpkin carving event in Europe'. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A man carves a pumpkin at the Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania, 'the biggest pumpkin carving event in Europe'. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A little girl pulls on her hat while her mother carves a Halloween pumpkin in Bucharest, Romania, at the Halloween Pumpkin Fest, 'the biggest pumpkin carving event in Europe'. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
The Halloween Pumpkin Fest, 'the biggest carving event in Europe', took place in the Romanian capital with thousands trying their hand at carving more than 30,000 pumpkins. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A staff member presents a pumpkin to a customer at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A carved Halloween pumpkin is placed next to a bench at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A staff member arranges carved pumpkins on a scaffolding at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A staff member arranges carved pumpkins on a scaffolding at The Halloween Pumpkin Fest in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)