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The following is from my teacher
Halloween
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& K, O2 m9 {& zAfter 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.
3 V! n) ~, I* l: dMy 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.9 L- H- N7 e4 `2 c2 S3 y; }
My 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. : a4 l% r) \$ [2 F8 B( V
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.
( d3 b9 _! r% q e2 h$ p4 r% v$ m, {; wIn 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.
1 n& P) U5 \% fAfter 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!9 _- B' X1 j- Q+ B- H, n
When we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”' H5 S- Y6 p8 M$ C& p, k% X
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
5 K7 v, F9 M# x" w1 I nMy 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.
9 @, _& ?6 _1 g4 q5 k6 rOne 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!”- [$ @+ n% G# r4 ]) s: c
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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