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The following is from my teacher
Halloween
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$ g% m9 y! u9 x8 U: i. zAfter 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 _, f& e* r: q% v, ]2 QMy 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.' C2 e1 T* C2 w! A1 i* Q
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.
: {! q$ U4 d- N+ {+ P% a7 UOctober 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.
) }9 P0 B! r3 x+ Y# }* QIn 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.: u0 s0 |( c2 ^+ g/ J
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!: M. V) V- ? o8 w" w. U
When we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”
9 L5 O1 P/ N, d& L“Yes. Why not?” I said., i. V6 ^/ P: c* R6 C" u" u
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.
4 t0 r' c8 k# j% TOne 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!”
/ z6 U$ o4 E' A- k2 v& Z“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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