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5 E# K% ^" n+ O3 SAfter 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 C7 @9 ?2 k5 K2 Z, X% {# D- J7 DMy 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.$ }/ {; G4 l8 y
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” .
! n3 u/ ^3 J2 ]) iOctober 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.: }5 O% @8 N2 a. U+ j" f, h8 a
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.
: J. e1 h( Z+ J( OAfter 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!
# s: }1 L# I( _) jWhen we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”7 R3 P7 J& A6 I
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
+ h% i: Q/ Z8 v8 h- ZMy 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!”
4 M/ q6 |2 \- N c4 V, I7 R" [9 B& }“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”
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