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The following is from my teacher
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7 ]3 K/ A- z { E, l, E M4 _- AAfter 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.# `/ H* M9 Z6 E s6 ]+ p/ ]% R
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.$ }+ _* h% d7 Y" T3 |
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.
; ^' \* N7 q* e- oOctober 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.
( [) h2 ^: Q, RIn 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.
$ @; t- j5 j, d' p1 c- `) V XAfter 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!) ?$ u8 v+ T1 `8 C5 F
When we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”1 s' L* R0 O7 i3 d
“Yes. Why not?” I said.
) S8 ~1 i& Y( _% X- W QMy 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.
3 |2 [1 G* F/ Y6 a; u" WOne 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!”
! [: |1 Q4 e7 Y“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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