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w. }5 v( ~6 |8 EAfter 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.! ]# _" A g% O: 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.% r) s/ \# l5 z/ j9 b
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” .
% C2 l+ q. Q* _( m, j3 zOctober 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.
: ~4 R3 X" q& C$ JIn 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.
7 K. c8 ^* M" E7 z" l4 jAfter 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!
1 g% W1 H; _6 [0 D; b& X1 G( N! N7 \8 E4 QWhen we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”4 O% D: |0 p7 a6 N$ n
“Yes. Why not?” I said.$ `' [* z0 K8 J4 g% l
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!”' e- }$ o d4 v/ b9 Q0 r; e# Y
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”
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