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Pumpkin

e Kerze (-n) - candle(s)

s Kostüm (-e) costume(s)
s Kostümfest, e Kostümparty costume party

r Kürbis (Kürbisse) pumpkin(s), gourd(s)
r Kürbis-Kopf pumpkin head

r Laternenzug lantern procession (on St. Martin's Day)

e Martinsgans the Martin's Goose (eaten on St. Martin's Day, Nov. 11)
e Martinslampe, e Martinslaterne Martin's lamp, lantern (carried in the Martinszug)
r Martinstag the Feast of St. Martin, St. Martin's Day (Nov. 11)
r Martinszug St. Martin's Day procession (on Nov. 11) in which children and/or adults carry candle-lit lamps

e Maske (-n) mask(s)

s Monsterkostüm monster costume


S-Z

schaurig spooky, hair-raising

e Seele (-n) soul(s)

s Skelett (-e) skeleton(s)

e Spinne (-n) spider
s Spinngewebe or Spinnwebe spider/spider's web

r Spuk spook, spectre, apparition, ghost, phantom
spuken to haunt
   Es spukt (im Haus). The place (house) is haunted.
r Spukgeist hobgoblin
e Spukgeschichte (-n) ghost story (also Geistergeschichte)
s Spukhaus haunted house
spukhaft spooky

r Streich - prank, trick
   Streich oder Süßigkeit! Trick or treat!
   jm einen bösen Streich spielen to play a (nasty) trick/prank on someone

e Süßigkeit (-en) candy, sweets
e Süßwaren (pl.) candy, sweets

r Teufel devil

die Toten the dead (pl.)

r Vampir (Vampire) vampire(s)

e Vampirin (-nen) female vampire(s)

sich verkleiden to dress up (in costume)

r Werwolf (Werwölfe) werewolf (-wolves)

e Zucchini squash, zucchini, courgette (Brit.)

r Zucker sugar, candy (in compounds)
   e Zuckerwatte cotton candy, candy floss (Brit.)

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