Moses Grubb and Amy Pillikowski march in costume on the boardwalk during the 30th annual Mermaid parade Saturday, June 23, 2012 in New York's Coney Island. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

CAMP VIRGINIA, KUWAIT - DECEMBER 18: Specialist Ashley Walter (L) hugs Staff Sergeant Diana Royal from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division after Royal arrived in the last American military convoy to depart Iraq on December 18, 2011 in Camp Virginia, Kuwait. Around 500 troops from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry…

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 10: Revelers dressed as Santa Claus sing near Battery Park during the annual SantaCon event December 10, 2011 in New York City. SantaCon is a mass gathering of revelers dressed as Santa Claus who take to the streets in cities across the country before Christmas. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty…

People dance to the rhythm of samba in the 'Samba Train' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday Dec. 3, 2011. The Samba Train, which normally is a commuter train, takes revelers once a year to a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro to attend music shows in commemoration of National Samba Day, which officially fell on Dec. 2.…

BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 26: Volunteer Santas attend their annual meeting at the Komoedie am Kurfuerstedamm theater on November 26, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The event was organized by Studentenwerk Berlin, a student organization at the city's technical university (Technische Universitaet Berlin), that sends out…

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 19: The Myanmar Women's 22 crew paddle during traditional boat racing on day nine of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games at Danau Cipule on November 19, 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Vietnam's Nguyen Vu Thao Quy, right, and Nguyen Vu Thao Quy Vie, left, compete in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard at the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 5: Molly Hawkey, who moved her money from a bank to a credit union this week, carries her sign in the downtown financial district during during the the Move Your Money March on what is being called Bank Transfer Day on November 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Occupy movement members are…

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 06: Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia celebrates with Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia after finishing in first and second place in the Women's Division of the 42nd ING New York City Marathon in Central Park on November 6, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Circa 1955: An American family with a carved pumpkin illuminated by a candle to celebrate Halloween. (Photo by Sherman/Three Lions/Getty Images)