Witches, goblins, ghouls and ghosts, which ones of these scare you the most? Halloween is near and it is the spookiest time of the year! What is even more exciting is this year the Danforth Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) wants you to show off your scary spirit by entering our special Halloween Photo Costume Contest. Simply “Like” then upload a photo dressed in your best Halloween costume to the Danforth Village Facebook page and your name will be entered in a draw to win an amazing Trick-Or-Treat Prize Pack shown below! Hurry, contest closes October 31st at the stroke of midnight, the witching hour!
Don’t have a Halloween costume yet? Well no need to fret. The Danforth Village BIA not only brings you this fun filled photo contest but we also make it convenient so you can enter. In case you did not know the Danforth Village BIA is an extraordinary shopping district. Come visit one of our retailers such as Target, Canadian Tire, The Great Canadian Dollar Store, Ardene or Discount Beauty Supplies to find the perfect costume and Halloween accessories.
Now you may be wondering why people even started dressing up on this spooky night? The significance of Halloween costumes originates from the Celtic era. During this time period, Celtic people held the belief that on the night of October 31st spirits from the underworld and ghosts from the dead could rise and cross over into the land of the living. They also believed that these spirits and ghosts could harm them or take them back to the underworld. If they left their homes individuals would dress up as spirits and ghosts hoping to confuse the real ones and thus protect themselves. Since then, Halloween has continuously evolved as it spread throughout various countries and was further shaped by western cultural influences. Today the tradition of the costume remains and is paired with Trick-or-Treating. This is an activity for children where they visit homes in their neighbourhoods dressed in their costumes. They ring doorbells and when someone answers they call out “trick-or-treat,” meaning they hope to receive a candy and if they do not get anything they will play a trick but usually they get a treat! Additional customs practiced today include decorating homes and yards and some even create life-size replicas of graveyards or haunted houses. Other popular activities include costume parties or watching horror movies.
Accordingly, to commemorate the true essence of Halloween why not get dressed up and celebrate this spooky time of year in style. Get your whole family involved, pets included! Show us your spirit and you could be a contest winner!
Danforth Village BIA Trick-Or-Treat Prize Pack. Do not miss out on your chance to win over 150 amazing treats!
How To Enter:
Calling all witches, goblins and ghosts, upload a photo dressed in your favourite Halloween costume to our Facebook page for you name to be entered in this Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Prize Pack. Contest closes at 12:00 PM ET October 31, 2014. To enter the contest, simply upload your photo to our Facebook website at: https://www.facebook.com/DanforthVillageBia