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The following is from my teacher
Halloween
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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./ u. [& E) A7 m, r1 f, C
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.
8 o1 ]+ X: e2 G( I9 x) {; pMy 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. % `: X1 o9 Q R- a* j0 ~
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./ S4 v, X1 I/ n X, y7 N7 e8 u
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 clear off.4 J7 W6 n6 T: y7 i8 a3 G" C
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!
8 A+ N9 ?- k* Y4 l: ^: x- W d7 OWhen we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”
' J1 n5 \* L) E2 p7 `# B9 ?" ]“Yes. Why not?” I said., a0 F. P. u, C
My 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.
3 S% U$ I( A! s0 VOne 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!”( H6 w1 o) z2 y/ B$ X
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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