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The following is from my teacher
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0 z2 C2 v( \, D7 b% p9 o e4 pAfter I came to Edmonton, I celebrated Canada Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Remembrance Day. All of them are interesting for me, but the most interesting holiday is Halloween.
9 l! @9 ?* A5 D, nMy teacher told me I must prepared candies, and many children would come to my home and ask for them. So, I bought many candies form Zellers and Safeway. When I came home with the candies, my wife told me that there were not enough, so I went to Safeway again and bought more candies.! f* S/ L" {$ e' X! v
My child was shy and didn’t speak mach English, so I taught her how to shout “Trick or Treat”. She was perfect at shouting “Trick or Treat” after two days of training.
3 `8 X% n5 g, X4 Z2 F& N" DOctober 31st was Halloween. I got up very early that day. My wife cooked chicken which I was going to bring to class for a potluck. My child was very happy because she had already waited for this day for a long time.
; e$ H. ~. g/ x0 o7 rIn 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 clear off.. K& X3 ]7 z5 @, \3 p. Q% r1 B
After lunch, we had a party in the student center. Many students put make up on their faces and wore some strange clothing. They were singing and dancing there. What a happy day!
G4 l S d% k0 [When we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”' u( d( `. ^+ E% n+ z& o& x: S
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
: y7 n+ b; Y: U+ S7 p' oMy child went out with a bag. My wife and I stayed at home to wait for the children. To my surprise, only three children came to my home, and I was left with many candies.
`/ I( U( L, |+ S4 xOne 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 K+ X! |/ [! F. z/ K% c
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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