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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.% L X- U, R* ] g
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.. S! E) U* U8 o4 \4 s
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” .
$ H3 s5 I1 p# M; b2 e b' eOctober 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.( N& P; y* l8 Y3 M" Q3 {3 T
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.
3 X- z7 {" ]0 {. P- _+ f% gAfter 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!* [5 Q; E R* P, q& Q
When we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”
: F4 R9 }7 `* f$ I w0 }! S“Yes. Why not?” I said.1 q2 u. g! Z: r" c7 h$ t# c( `8 u0 c
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!”
( a1 `+ h; O& J! y* a“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”% [8 E, n |* k3 Z" u7 r
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