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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.6 y& r7 M0 p& U7 @( U+ D7 X
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.
+ L0 k8 t; H" S# y8 H% i- E6 p, t/ U% AMy 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” .
& x7 _# t* ^3 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.
- P2 Q) w: ?" K6 [( S5 wIn 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.' d" j; u& k9 u7 d) z6 f9 g
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!. W! [4 l7 I( z( J8 k
When we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”
1 E5 w' f! d. I, c* c4 f“Yes. Why not?” I said.
" w4 q( e. ?; g; M" tMy 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!”
. N7 I' E3 `% O2 I“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”( d' s: V8 v! L) t! c# r: B9 e8 f
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