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Halloween
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After 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.
, n+ T; s7 O, C' \# N M1 [9 e: Q( _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.
) F' e# }9 ?+ F8 w4 t. _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” .
' @5 I4 |2 @' q1 n9 mOctober 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.! w- [' u/ L/ s+ I7 x: h* B0 g
In 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.0 K. c" c, ]1 O5 a: |4 P
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!6 H* m Q" T8 A/ F- q- H
When we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”
2 e3 ]# p4 a9 ]2 X1 m I“Yes. Why not?” I said.! ]/ p' C ~$ [$ R- h
My 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!”. Y9 p t$ g3 b3 u8 k7 h0 J) @
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”! Z z [# J5 q9 \3 ]+ s# C% H
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