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; r E; Y% B! g5 qAfter I settled down in Edmonton, I celebrated Canada Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Remembrance Day. All of them arevery interesting to me, but I have to say that the most enjoyable holiday is Halloween.: l ?) i6 ]3 W* R1 v0 o
My teacher told me I should prepare candies, and many children would come to my home and ask for them. So, I bought many candies from Zellers and Safeway. When I got back home with the candies, my wife told me that there were not enough, so I went to Safeway again and bought more./ b$ C3 v5 h" k
My child was shy and didn’t speak much English, so I taught her how to shout “Trick or Treat”. After two days of training, she is perfect at shouting “Trick or Treat” . , h0 V1 i) {# b( C+ _7 c( f/ I
October 31st is Halloween. I got up very early that day. My wife prepared chicken which I was going to bring to class for a potluck. My child was very happy because she had already been waitingfor this day for a long time.
' }' [) l8 w9 z) EIn the afternoon, we had a potluck in the class. Yuong Sook, a Korean girl, made some sushi which looked very beautiful. Chun Yuan, a Chinese girl, cooked some bouilli which tasted very delicious. Of course my wife cooked the best food because they were all cleared off all gone.* G' c2 X% y: ~0 Q
After lunch, we had a party in the student center. Many students put make up on their faces and wore some strange clothingcostume. They were singing and dancing there. What a happy day!
% V# `8 M* U# jWhen we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”
! d. }* {$ n9 i' r3 y“Yes. Why not?” I said.
1 v: O1 D3 H* f- W: G* F: ~$ J' rMy child went out with a bag. I stayed at homewith my wife, waiting for neighbours' kids. To my surprise, only three children came to my home, and I was left with many unclaimedcandies. And, one hour later, my child came back with a full bag. “Dad,” She said, “My bag is full. I have many candies now. What an interesting day!”
3 w o) N& S) Y+ L* G; s“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”9 r& U5 o9 d. Y
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