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* M% k3 q3 V6 q; a0 d0 LAfter 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.
* I1 _1 q+ K, O6 w$ HMy 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.
1 Q- G4 t) u8 ~: I& E* {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” . ( t7 } b" K! n/ F, f. [, v
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.8 G: R1 a4 l1 D5 F6 [" t0 c
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.
u; G& _7 f% {; i- k7 Z2 @ g$ uAfter 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!
! b4 y& v9 j0 s) { cWhen we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”+ L5 b: F/ I/ J2 J) q1 _
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
- s. C5 }' ` F! d8 x/ ]7 ZMy 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!”
$ g2 s& {. k. P3 |, \* v V“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”
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