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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.$ y4 {+ L0 [' U) ?! p+ j
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.
% a. p, z6 d, }1 kMy 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” . 9 H6 i+ _5 n0 s% t
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.
7 n& ^3 h( R, ]$ r" _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.
+ t. y+ ^# Y1 q4 BAfter 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!( V" T1 O* i$ R. U7 z4 d; B, @+ P
When we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”
) C9 g' g4 Y' b) r% D“Yes. Why not?” I said.
6 ]$ F; i. |6 WMy 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!”
' ?( u7 ?" H8 b. k: t: @' B" I“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”% ^+ C% L- v0 n' Y) Y& x6 q! N
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