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4 `% u) u# t, y. z# c. M. x! RAfter 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.$ g& e' T# A3 J ^6 I
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.# q% k: ^& s5 q3 o* V
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” . 6 R" v% u: Z- W; R
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.
, [' U" O% \5 F/ V r3 PIn 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.( z* p4 B3 A5 X" r
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!
g Q/ z. v4 B9 xWhen we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”/ C0 M b3 ?2 w- t- f
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
' v( p' k) A; [. q4 _8 I* u+ kMy 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!”$ R. c5 U, g7 h5 k, M
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”- R# m: P1 B' N6 F3 `( l
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