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Halloween was so exciting for us because it was my daughter's first Halloween. We don't celebrate Halloween in Turkey, but nowadays, in Istanbul, my friends begin to celebrate Halloween. We learned everything about Halloween, owing to my daughter, Betul. Preparations had started one month before Halloween. Everything, every mall, every street reminded that Halloween was coming soon. Early October, my friends and I participated with our children Halloween event for children in Lake Forest. Betul caught to chance to design her pumpkin. We took a lot of photos with princesses, heroes, and harry potter:). At the mid of October, my daughter and I went to Tanaka Farms to pick up a pumpkin with her school. It was a beautiful day. The children were so excited. Eventually, Halloween came, Betul dressed up. She was a little Elsa. In the morning, she visited houses with her teacher on a school trip. She collected a lot of candies and small gifts. After 5 pm, we began to visit neighbors with Betul's best friends. End of the day, Betul's basket filled with full of candies and little surprises. Halloween was so fun.
 Second, Thanksgiving is very precious. Today I participated in Betul's first thanksgiving event and meal at her school. Students sang about Thanksgiving. They seemed so cute. Moreover, we invited our close friends to our home for Thanksgiving. I am a little excited because I have never cooked a turkey. There will be sixteen people on Thursday. I love sharing because I know that Sharing is stronger form everything.
Last but not least, Christmas is so precious not only for Christians but also for Muslims. We don't celebrate like Christians, but we love and believe Jesus. Jesus, Holy Mary, and of course, God (Allah) are holy for us. There is a surah of Mary (Meryem) in the Quran. Mary (Meryem) is the only surah given the name of a woman in the Qur'an. It means that Holy Mary is precious for Allah. Because I love Holy Mary, my daughter's name is Mary Betul. Anyway, I love every good thing. Remembering, wishing each other best wishes, visiting the elders, giving gifts are very worthful things. Our religious holidays are similar to Christmas. We celebrate to show thanks to God. In religious holidays "eid Ramadan and eid-al Adha " Muslims help to low-income people; we share our money and food, give each other gifts, and visit older people. These days are essential to protect culture and family ties. Christmas is coming soon; therefore, I am excited. Nowadays, happiness and goodness will increase.



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  1. Thao TuongDecember 1, 2019 at 10:13 PM

    For me, the best time to enjoy holidays is childhood, which we can share our nice time with parents and "real" friends. I hope your daughter will have great memories about her childhood ^^

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