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The following is from my teacher
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After 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.. E+ l: l, @! f5 C7 Z
My 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.
) }: T0 o( H5 r. `8 c. y3 IMy 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.
o, z7 s, K1 T; a) fOctober 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.5 x s2 m6 g2 z/ R2 w& d
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 clear off.7 \6 L8 E( h( { `2 N! ~5 n
After 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!' \4 B7 H7 J% t# S9 G# |* s7 U
When we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”1 c+ v' b1 o& i8 M
“Yes. Why not?” I said.. Z- L+ |' I& I j, Q
My 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.
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“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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