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The following is from my teacher
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After 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.
% {& B, i( p1 a* S* t+ ^My 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.4 J# F% {! t+ Y) Q3 ?1 S, T
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. * g5 {1 I7 H5 ]3 b- {. s8 a% ^! x
October 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.
! a* d5 y" i- r" N; N" N$ pIn 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.5 y% x4 W, E1 B$ O- A, n) I/ X
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!
\, |/ T. O. h* [, NWhen we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”6 c+ }2 c. _1 ^' U, m* h
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
4 x) V- M6 J7 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.
2 U" ~, ]) R/ z7 `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!”
6 u) e" ]+ F1 C* P E; X# C“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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