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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." F% D5 b2 X; 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.% l2 {% M2 m2 Q
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 G7 p; |% {1 H, l
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.
3 A4 i( h% W2 n1 ^2 P( v, z; O9 aIn 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 d3 s0 S7 y; z( {) V 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!
! P n# m# Q/ A/ K! i1 R& _8 P9 ZWhen we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”, t) }. ^" B0 B% C% G
“Yes. Why not?” I said.- E+ ^! E9 z' R6 Z, z5 a* n7 Q
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!”
- l& | d& g$ f“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” V K8 A: L" M% F
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