TheannualHalloweenishere,andthestreetsarefilledwithpumpkinlanternsresemblinggrimaces,makingitfeeleerieeverywhere.
MysisterandIreceivedaninvitationletterfromourcousin'shouse,soweputonmakeup,wigs,andHalloweencostumesandwentout.
Whenwearrivedatourcousin'shouse,thedoorwasopenandweonlymanagedtoenter.Therewasnooneintheroomandwecouldn'treachout.Assoonasthelightwasturnedon,severallargebloodredcharacterswereprintedonthewall."Cometothebedroom,"thesistersaid.Wewereguidedtothebedroom,andassoonasweopenedthedoor,adeepvoicepassedinmyear:"Greatsurprise."Iimmediatelyguessedwhoitwasandsaid,"Comeout!"Mycousincameoutdejectedly,saying,"Youguessedit."Nextcametherole-playing,whereIplayedPrincessAnnaandmysisterplayedPrincessElsa.Onlymycousindressedherselfupstrangely,itwasarabbitwithdroopingears.Then,everyonecontinuedonebyone,andwedancedandsang.
IamveryhappyaboutHalloweenandIhopetohaveanotherHalloweenlikethis.
HalloweenisaWesternholiday,andinsuchafestival,IhopenottoforgetthetraditionalChinesefestivals.
Halloweenisapproaching,andIreallyenjoyit.
LastFriday,someonesentmeamessageonmyphonesaying,"Sister,todaywe'regoingtoHappyValley.There'saneventtonight.Brother,"Ithinkit'sstrange.I'veneverbeentoHappyValleybefore.CanHappyValleyopeneverynight?Something'swrong.Ireplied,"ThereareactivitiesinHappyValleytonight?Whatactivitiesarethere?""There'ssomuchnonsense.YouhavetogotoHappyValleyat6pmtonight.Doyouwanttoknowwhatactivities?JustgotoHappyValleyandsee!Ifyoudon'tgo,youstillshouldn'tcome!"Mybrothersentmeamessageandsaid.Ilookedattheinformationandfeltabitoutraged!Ithinkweshouldgo!I'lllookforthestationsign.Afterthreerounds,Istilldon'tknowthisdamnplace.Icheckedmyphoneanditwas4:30.Iaskedthepasserby,"HowcanIgettoHappyValley?"MyaunthelpedmefindthebusstopsignonRoute41,whichcanleadtoHappyValley.Thecariscoming,IquicklygotinandwenttoHappyValley.
Iencounteredtroubleontheway,thecarwasstuckintraffic,it'sreallyannoying!Myheartwasburningwithanxiety,andtherewasanewmessageonmyphone:"Sister,whydidn'tyoucome?Youdon'twanttogo,doyou?Theactivityisabouttostart,youcan'tentersoon!"Ireplied,"I'mintrouble,there'satrafficjam,I'llbethereinabouttenminutes!Waitforme!"Ilookedatthetime,it's5:30!Myheartisburningagain.Thirtyminuteshavepassed,andtheblockedcarhasfinallywithdrawn.
ArrivingatHappyValley,IsawtheBaidulogo.Iquicklywenttofindmybrotherandsawmybrother,seconduncle,andaunt.Mybrothersaid,"It'sreallylate!Idiot!"Iwidenedmyeyesandsaid,"Hmm!"Mybrothergavemeaterrifyingmask,"Hmm?Putonthemask!"Iwasstartled,Iunderstand!Soit'sHalloween!Ihaven'tparticipatedinHalloweensinceIwasyoung,thisismyfirsttimeparticipatinginaHalloweenevent.Iwashappy,weenteredHappyValley,andtheeveningwasreallyfun.Ihaven'tseensuchabigplaceinHappyValleybefore,it'sgettingmoreandmorefun.EveryoneinHappyValleywearstrendyclothesandterrifyingmaskstoscareandjokewithtourists.TheHalloweensceneisquiteinterestingandexquisite!Iaminterestedinthisthing.
OnWednesday,ourschoolisgoingtoholdHalloweenactivities.TheteacheraskedustowearHalloweencostumesandmaskstogotoschoolthatday.
Inthemorning,whenIwasgoingupstairs,Iwasstillthinking:Idon'tknowwhatthechildreninourclasswilllooklike?Iamlookingforwardtoitinmyheart.WhenIwalkedintotheclassroom,Isawmyclassmatesdressedinallkindsofclothes.LuYingqiwaswearinga*wig,andZhangZhichengwasactuallywearingabigwhitecloth!
Itwassoontimefortherunwayshow,andIquicklyputonmypumpkinjacketandwentdownstairswithapumpkinlantern.Thehostinvitedamysteriousguestwearingazorohatandaredcloak,whoturnedouttobePrincipalLou!Wewonthe"StylingAward"inoursecondgrade.
Nextisthesugarbeggingactivity,wherewesay'trickorreat'tofindseniorbrothers,sisters,andteacherstobegforsugar.Igotatotalof16candies,butWuJianigot57candies.She'sreallyamazing!Itseemsthattheremustbeamethodtodothings,aslongasthemethodisright,thingswillbehalfdone!
Atnight,theoutsideofthehousewaspitchblack,andtheinsectsstoppedchirping.Itwasquietallaround.XiaoMingaskedhismother,"WhatisDaddoingsolate?"Momlookedatherphoneandsaid,"TodayisHalloween
XiaoMingsaid,"Whydon'tIdressupasaghosttoscareDad?"Momthoughtforamomentandsaid,"Okay."Sotheywrappedtwowhiteblanketsaroundtheirbodies,closedtheireyesbehindthebed,andopenedthewindow.
XiaoMingandhismotherstoodandsquattedforawhile,waitingfortheirfathertocomehome.Afterawhile,XiaoMingandhismotherheardfootsteps,andtheirfathercameback.XiaoMingquicklyhidbehindthedoor.Dadopenedthedoorandagustofwindblewthrough.Dadtrembledandthoughttohimself,'It'ssocoldtoday.'.Hewalkedaroundtheroomafewtimes,alwaysfeelinglikesomeonewasfollowinghimbehind.So,heturnedaroundandshouted,"Ah,there'saghost!"Xiaomingthoughttohimself,"Dadistootimid!Dad'sfaceturnedwhiteandhislegsbecameweak,sohequicklyrantothelivingroom.
Atthismoment,Xiaomingandhismotherpulledbackthecoversandsaid,"Dad,you'retootimid,aren'tyou?"Dadblushedandsaid,"Soyou'replayingtricks.""Haha..."Therewereburstsoflaughterfromtheroom,Xiaominggrinnedwideopen,andhismothercoveredherstomachwithlaughter.
Thisyear'sHalloweenisreallyfun!
OnSaturdaymorning,IsuddenlyopenedmyeyesbecauseIwasabouttoparticipateintheHalloweenchallengeorganizedbytheschooltoday.Iquicklygotoutofbedandthenoisewokemygrandmotherup.
Attheeventsite,itwasreallyaseaofpeople.Theteachersaidthatbesidesus,therewerealsovolunteersandinspirationalforeignlanguagestudents,totalingover400people.AftermymotherandIsignedinaccordingtotheactivityprocess,wequicklyfoundourownteam,andIwasassignedtothe21stteam.Afterstandinginline,theprincipalbegantoexplainourclearancerulesandsoon.
Thenourjourneythroughthelevelsbegan.Firstlevel:Relaybeans.Thegamerulesarebasedonsmallteams,withevery4peopleinsmallgroups.Thefirstpersonuseschopstickstopickupbeansfromthefirstplateandputsthemonthesecondplate,thesecondpersonpicksupbeansfromthesecondplateandputsthemonthethirdplate,andsoon.Withinoneminuteofthespecifiedtime,iftherearemanybeansonthefourthplate,thewinnerwillbetheonewhowins.Thewinnerwillreceive20points,whilethosewhodonotwinwillreceive5pointsasareward.Ourteamhappenstohave4girlsand4boys,naturallyformingagroupofgirlsandboys.Thegamestarted,andthegirlswereflexibleandeasytoclipthebeans.Soon,therewere10beans,andjustaswefinishedtheeleventhone,theteacherannouncedthatthetimehadcome.Timefliesreallyfast,andwhat'sworthbeinghappyaboutisthattheboyonlycaught5.Iexcitedlysaid,"Oh,wewonandsuccessfullywon20pointsinthefirstlevel.It'sreallygreat.Continuetothesecondlevel"PiratePitching".Thislevelhasputusinadifficultposition.Whenwatchingotherteamsplay,theydidn'thitasingleshot.Whenitcametome,mynervousheartwaspoundingandjumping.EventhoughItriedhardtopitch,Istilldidn'tgetpoints.Itseemsthatmyworkstillneedstobedoneasusual.ThenwecontinuedtoplaygamessuchasFrogPrince,PuzzleChallenge,andTableFootball.Aftercompletingthelevel,Igainedalotofpoints.Icountedthemandtheywereover170points!WhenIarrivedattheprizeexchangeoffice,Iwasattractedbythedazzlingarrayofprizes.Lookingatthepricesonit,Iexchangedamaskandputitontoposebeautifully.Mymothertookaphotoofmeandrecordedthisbeautifulmoment.
ThisHalloweeneventisreallyinteresting.Duringtheevent,Ilearnedtocooperatewiththegroup,anditalsoprovidedintellectualandphysicalexercise.Thankyoutotheinspirationalschoolfororganizingthisevent.
TodayisHalloween,aWesternholiday.ChinesepeoplearenowjoininginandcelebratingHalloween.
ThereisacustomofbeggingforcandyonHalloween,soafterdinner,mygoodfrienddownstairsandIwentupstairstobegforcandy.
Agrandfatheronthesecondflooropenedthedoorandheardussaywewantedsugar,whichwasquiteunexpected!Idon'tknowwhatitmeans?Fortunately,ayounguncletoldhimthereasonandeventuallygaveussugar.
Wewenttotheparkwhileeatingthesugarweboughtfromourneighbor'shouse.Inthepark,Isawanothergoodfriendofmine,GuoGuo,wearingahandsomecape,atophat,holdingapumpkinlantern,andasmileonhisface.Holdingalanterninhishandandhummingalittlesonginhismouth,letalonehisaura!
Whydoyousay'everyone'wheneveryoneisjumpingandjumpingaroundthefruit?Becauseseveralofmygoodfriendshavealsogonetothepark.Everyonegoestotouchhiscloak,andIgotocarryhislantern.Everyoneischasing,running,andlaughing!ThenIstartedplayinggames.Whatahappyandjoyfulnighttonight!
Lookingbackonlastyear'sHalloween,Istillvividlyrememberthescenebackthen.
Irememberthatday,myclassmatesandI,whowereblindtothingsoutsidethewindow,suddenlyhadasuddenimpulse.Iwantedtoseewhatdayitwas,butuponseeingit,IwassurprisedtofindthatitwasHalloween.Weimmediatelydiscussedexcitedlyhowtoplaythatnight.FiveclassmatesandIagreedtowearourownmasksandgotoaskforcandyatnight.Finally,afterfinishingschool,Iranhomeinahurryandfinishedmyhomework.Afterfinishingmymeal,Irandownstairstothedesignatedlocationandfoundthatthreeofmyclassmateshadalreadyarrived.Sowewaitedforthelastonetoarrive.Butafterwaitingforalongtime,therewasnosignofthatclassmate.Atthismoment,aclassmatelaughedbitterlyandsaid,"Hey,whydon'twewaitforher?Whydon'twejustgotoherhouseandaskforsugar?"Thisideawasimmediatelyagreeduponbyus,soour"sugararmy"rushedtowardstheclassmate'shouse.Whenweknockedonherhouse,thefirstthingwesaidwas,'Ifyoudon'tgivemesugar,I'llmaketrouble!Ifyoudon'tgivemesugar,I'llmaketrouble!'Thepoorguywatchedwithhisowneyesashis'comrade'turnedintoan'enemy'.Shestaredatapairoftearlessexpressionsandsaid,"Idon'twantyoulikethis!"Helplessly,shehadtocontribute5yuantobuycandyforus"greedycats".Wecontinuedwalkingtowardsthefirsttarget.
Atthefirstgoal,weknockedonourclassmates.Thisisourclassmate'shouse.Assoonasheopenedthedoor,hesawus,sawourmasks,androughlyguessedourintentions.Helookedwaryandasked,"Whatareyoudoing?"Welaughedandsaid,"Youshouldknow!Handitover!"Hesighedwithdeterminationandgaveus10yuan,Ididn'tbuyanysugarathome,I'llgiveyoumypocketmoney.Youcanbuyityourself!"Wecheeredandranout.
Thesecondgoalisalsoourclassmate'shouse.Assoonasweknockedonthedoor,heextendedhisheadandthrewus5piecesofmoney,saying,"Don'tmakeitdifficultforme.I'vebeenrobbedmanytimesSuchasentencewouldshrinkback.Atthismoment,wearesohappy!
Atthismoment,weweretiredandunwillingtorunaround,sowedividedthepropertyweobtainedfromtherobberyandhappilywalkedtowardsthesquare.Whenwearrivedatthesquare,Irealizedthatourclassmateswereallthere!Wegreetedfirstandthensaid,"Whydon'tyouplaysomething?"Atthismoment,aclassmatesaid,"Attentioneveryone!I'mgoingtosprinklesugar!""Oh!"Wecheeredandwentontograbthesugar.Aftersprinkling,anotherclassmatesaid,"Youallstandstillandformabigcirclearoundme.IclosemyeyesandgivecandytowhoeverItouch!""Okay!"Wewereveryhappy,soweimmediatelyformedabigcircle.Buttimepassedquickly,andthishappyget-togetherendedwithcheers.
Afterschoolatnoon,Ihappilytooktheshuttlebusbackhome,allthewayhappily,becausetonightIamgoingtoattendtheHalloweenpartyheldbyGuanyaSchool!
At6pm,IarrivedatGuanyawearingmyfavoritemask.Accordingtothesignontheadmissionticket,IarrivedatClassroomC.JustasIwasabouttoenter,Isuddenlyfoundthewordsontheclassroomdoor:"GhostCave(Crying)WolfTrench(Howling)".Iwasstartledandturnedtoleave.TeacherYangrabbedmeandsaid,"Vicky,thisisjustforfun."Ithenenteredtheclassroomwithasmile.
Theclassroomlayoutisscaryandbeautiful.ThewallsarecoveredwithblackPaperCuttingsbats,andtheceilingishungwithlines.Atoneendoftheline,therearesmallorangepapertubeswithscaryfacespaintedonthem,somewinking,somestickingouttheirtonguesatme.Eventheairconditionerisadornedwithablackghostskeleton.
Thechildrenareallhere,andtheirclothesarealsoveryfun.Someworelongcloaks,whileothersworepointedhatswithskeletonspaintedonthem,lookingextremelyimposing.Thereisalsoabigbrotherwearingabigmonstermaskwithalongnoseandcoveredeyes,whichisveryscary.Manystudentsarescared,andmyclassmateSallyisscaredtocry!
Today,mymotheraskedmeifIknow"Halloween",Idon'tknow.MymothertoldmetotakemetoaplaceandIknewit.TheplacewasverycloseandIwalkedquickly.AssoonasIenteredthedoor,Itookajump.Thereweremanyscarythings,suchaspumpkinlanterns,skullmasks,bats,andsoon.Mymothertoldmethat"Halloween"isaholidayforforeigners,abitlikeourChinese"GhostFestival",but"Halloween"isalreadyaninternationalholiday.Onthisevening,childrenwillwearmakeupclothes,masks,andgodoor-to-doortocollectfruits,whichisreallyinteresting.
IalsosawJackyinthestore.Hewasabigwhitedog,sobeautifulandobedient.WhenIcalledhimJacky,hewouldwaghistailandcometome.Ifeltlikehewasacutebigpolarbear.Mymother'sfriendalsogavememanygifts.Iworeapumpkinhatonmyhead,amaskonmyface,andevenhadscarydenturesonmymouth.IfeltlikeIhadbecomeachildwhowantedcandyonHalloween,It'sjustthatwhatIgotwasn'tcandy,butabunchofgifts!IreallylikeHalloween,andnextyearIwantmymomtobringmetoJackyBarbecausetherearegiftstoget!
Halloweenishere,andmostofthefamilyareshoppingtoprepareforthearrivalofHalloween.
Grandmagoestothesupermarkettobuyfood,auntgoestothegiftshoptobuygifts,grandfatherbuyssomesmalldecorationsoutsidetodecoratetheroom,andsisterissohappythatsheplanstohaveaparty.OnlyIwasstaringateveryonecomingandgoinginthehousewithmybigwateryeyes,theywereallbusyandhappy,andonlyIsattheremotionlesslikeafool.BecauseIonlyhavefiftycents,whichisnotenoughtobuyHalloweengifts,andIalsoneedtobuyaneraserwiththatmoney.IamevenmoreafraidofsomesmallgiftsgiventomebyothersbecauseIhavenogiftstogivebacktothem.
Atthethoughtofthese,Ifeelveryguilty.Mypocketmoneyisusedtobuystationeryorbooks,andIneverallowanyonetotouchit,includingmyself.However,whenIsawthosebeautifulgifts,myheartsoftenedagain,butIpersistedinnottouchingthemuntilthatday,andIcouldn'thelpitanymore.BecauseIalsowantedtogivesomeoneagift,withmyanxiousmood,Iwalkedtomyfather'sstudyandexpressedmythoughts.Ithoughtmyfatherwouldcondemnme,butIdidn'texpectit,Myfathercalmlysaidtome:Mychild,yourparentsgaveyoupocketmoney,andyouneedtolearntouseityourself.However,myfatherstillwantstotellyouthatbooksarethesourceofknowledge.Withoutbooks,thereisnoknowledge,nopower.Myfathersuggeststhatyoureadmorebooks,andgiftsareonlyusedtoincreasethefestiveatmosphere.Youcannotgrowknowledge,anditismoreappropriatetousethemoneytobuybooks.However,thatisyourpocketmoney,onlyyouhavetherighttouseit,andyoucanuseitfreely.Myfathershouldnotinterferewithyou
Althoughmyfather'swordswerenotmany,theywerealsosincereandmademerememberthemclearly.Fromthenon,Inolongerenvythosebeautifullittlegifts.
TodayisNovember3rd,andtheweatherissunny.RetellHalloweenonthe31st.Thatmorning,ourschoolheldaHalloweencarnival.Attheschoolgate,youcanseethecostumesofthestudents'monstersandghosts.
Enteringtheclassroom,TeacherWangaskedeveryonetotakeouttheirpreparedcostumesandmasksandtakesolophotosoutside.Eachstudentdressedthemselvesup,somedressedupaspumpkinlanterns,somedressedupasSpiderMan,andsomedressedupaspirates...TheentireschoolheldaHalloweencarnivalontheplayground.Thehostonlysaid,'TheHalloweencarnivalhasofficiallystarted!'Wejumpedthreefeethighwithexcitement.Thenmusicrangfromthestage,andeveryoneplacedtheirhandsontheshouldersoftheclassmatesinfrontofthem,dancingtotherhythmofthemusic.Subsequently,everyonealsoputontheirownmasksandcostumesandwentonarunwayshow.Suddenly,amysteriousguestappeared.HisappearanceisZoro,andeveryoneshouted,"PrincipalLou!PrincipalLou!That'sPrincipalLou!"Unveilinghismask,hewasindeedPrincipalLou.
ThisHalloweeneventisreallyinteresting!