<p><br /> US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle weclomed Halloween revellers to the White House.<br /> </p><p><br /> They handed out White House cookie boxes and dried fruit to school students and children from military families.<br /> </p><p><br /> The service families carried on the celebrations inside the White House after the treats were handed out.<br /> </p><p><br /> Meanwhile around 2 million people got dressed up for an annual parade in New York's Manhatten.<br /> </p><p><br /> This year's parade had the theme "Memento Mori", inspired by the Day of the Dead puppets which first appeared in the parade about twenty years ago.<br /> </p><p><br /> The event, now in its 38th year, saw a wide range of people in fancy dress walk through the streets alongside musicians and dancers.<br /> </p>
