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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.! s J" t2 T. g+ _6 D4 r( K
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.
1 l, U' a( H4 U7 @My 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.
: { b' B1 a: k2 MOctober 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.' o1 s2 q$ M9 H2 c
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.
8 V" e+ F% O, Y( `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!, V8 T. b' v" x1 |
When we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”2 ]8 p1 K2 h- v& n1 \2 j
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
# f0 m; k9 w5 ]/ {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.
+ P: q2 J( [6 M9 g' w" |* rOne 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!”
8 J" h) D1 A t) v* P3 `“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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