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The following is from my teacher
Halloween
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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.6 y3 |1 G _' e8 x5 H
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.
5 x. F0 V; D5 Q& C, nMy 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.
, T0 i# Y, f; E1 @: ~* P+ wOctober 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.% g8 ?4 t s( g' O" s( y/ Q
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.; }, P6 B, L1 b
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!
, R% n6 M0 _6 `1 `5 F' U4 `When we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”# U8 D* M# L0 J' g' y
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
$ z2 J5 `6 L" r0 e5 XMy 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.
: ?6 Y) Q7 a: K: K, ?9 G/ F fOne 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!”5 _3 J7 d8 x1 p5 o6 o4 l( P
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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