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The following is from my teacher
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: D! ~1 u7 I; NAfter 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.4 |5 z+ X. B2 K* ^/ b6 H: 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.! q4 q; C0 c7 K4 _0 J& {5 m1 ~
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.
9 u8 w3 [- ?8 s1 y- G+ XOctober 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.
4 ^. J) V4 v5 M" Q- |+ U9 XIn 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." L" B( ?8 z' `$ S A, G! E
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!
& F% W: C9 [8 p" L2 i$ AWhen we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”7 N6 ]. e/ x& n b L! z7 Q( }, [
“Yes. Why not?” I said.. G! G0 O8 q `( q7 {% z. Y) u/ e
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.
~# R$ y5 N! m# p9 d+ ?- T2 d, EOne 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!”9 s- q. }& C( T- ~ W# G
“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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