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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.9 y" G. @+ [9 Q' c; y
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.! j1 y7 ^& C; B) ]0 q. s0 t4 B( K
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” .
2 |3 d; O9 b3 V+ o7 @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.
! a, U, \! F: M' F3 \- ZIn 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.
! j1 Q1 A a9 yAfter 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!. Q" w9 j; X" m5 a% ~
When we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”% I, k' d+ t/ F+ J
“Yes. Why not?” I said.+ u9 \4 S' ^3 [3 `. Y
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!”& w& g/ y$ h6 A4 n
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”1 s8 h4 n0 ~) r5 k. H) s: w
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