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2 _) S6 H8 {. I. ~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.
+ K9 ` {; x8 a5 ]* _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.9 S/ \ l9 z. T) ^& p8 T
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” . 1 K2 j' _# i8 Q
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. E! Z9 @) M/ O1 V+ 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./ N I8 V$ I2 q: q
After 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!/ d e. B) K: ]+ E* C y
When we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”/ }" x& J. d5 c; X0 X" s1 [: [
“Yes. Why not?” I said.3 T Q. ]. b% S
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!”
u9 Q1 S. ]5 l" H' P“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”, Z: h ^8 p! m6 u; g
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