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% j" N5 S1 i+ Z R6 t2 MAfter 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.3 }) ]6 u. _* B% m$ {' B
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.
( i, H' J( g* E* UMy 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” .
3 }% z' r' h" D$ T' D8 F0 {0 @9 I2 uOctober 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.
/ e, Z# x) I& E9 h/ w/ |. bIn 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.
# @! Y% y e6 {+ h% eAfter 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!% j: G. `2 a0 f
When we gothome, it turned dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”
4 V7 ~/ J6 P/ p/ P% H“Yes. Why not?” I said.
& }$ O7 |; u- 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!”) ]6 Z J- @3 g4 b9 h1 J8 z
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.”0 ]9 X, [1 n7 u" Z0 N
( L# o: n. x3 T% W3 n3 z1 f[ Last edited by LookAround on 2005-1-3 at 01:46 PM ] |
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