It’s a night thousands of kids take over our city streets for their annual hunt for candy.

Halloween is a familiar holiday for Canadians and Americans, but not for those who've just moved here.

For two boys in particular, it was a night they will never forget.

Dressed warmly as a gorilla and a vampire, five-year-old Hassan Alkhatab and his brother nine-year-old Mohammad headed out to trick-or-treat, on their first ever Halloween night.

“Halloween is too much fun," said Mohammad, after collecting candy at the first house he visited in West Broadway.

The Alkhatabs, a family of four, left their previous home in Syria four years ago. After stops in Jordan and Libya, they finally settled in Winnipeg last February.

Mohammad explained he and his brother have had some time to figure out how Halloween works.

"If you go knock on the door, you get candy," he said excitedly.

The boys were accompanied by their father Ahmed Alkhatab.

"They are having a lot of fun with it," he explained.

Ahmad Alkhatab said his two sons tackle each Canadian experience at 100 miles per hour, "they have fun in everyday life and it is very interesting for me."

This Halloween the boys collected a bag full of candy together.

"I will share with my brother," Mohammad said.

As for their father, a spooky night in the rain spent with his sons will not only be their first memory of Halloween, but one he'll cherish forever.

“Walking up to the homes, knocking on the doors, saying trick-or-treat and having candy. They are very happy and I’m happy because they’re happy," Ahmad added.