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#47 Know Your World: The last Zoroastrians of ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran

โ–ถ๏ธ As several countries are celebrating Navruz we may ask ourselves where this celebration comes from. The origin of it is actually the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism, the first monotheistic religion (=a religion with only one god). There are only very few Zoroastrians left in the world today. Learn more about their small community in Iran.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #know_your_world #documentary #special_day
๐ŸŽ‰Special Day: Afandi Pranksters

โ–ถ๏ธ April Foolsโ€™ Day is our long-awaited chance! Instead of fooling subscribers, today Afandi English is giving you 7 easy pranks (=actions to fool people):

๐Ÿ˜‚ Dirty clothes: Tell your friend thereโ€™s some dirt or bird poop on the back of their jacket or trousers. Theyโ€™ll twist their body but thereโ€™s nothing!

๐Ÿ˜ Phone prank: Call your friend from another phone and pretend to be someone else.

๐Ÿ˜œ What?: Pretend youโ€™re not hearing your friend. Say โ€œWhat?โ€ until they get crazy and shout.

๐Ÿค“ Sticky note: Place a sticky note with a message on someoneโ€™s back.

๐Ÿ˜… Toothpaste biscuits: Fill biscuits with toothpaste and put them on the table. Wait till someone takes a bite!

๐Ÿ˜ Toilet paper: Put toilet paper into someoneโ€™s shoes and theyโ€™ll wonder why their shoes are too small.

๐Ÿคช Soupy shower: Put soup powder into the showerhead. The one taking a shower will have a great experience.

Tried any? Share in the group: https://t.me/Afandi_English_Chat

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day
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๐ŸŽ‰Special Day: Eid al-Fitr across the world

โ–ถ๏ธ Happy Eid, everyone! Check out some holiday vibes (=atmosphere) of ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine, ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania, ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar, ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธPalestine, ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan and even the ๐Ÿ›ฐInternational Space Station!

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles provided.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #know_your_world
๐ŸŽ‰Special Day: Labour Day

โ–ถ๏ธ Most of the world celebrates Labour Day today. Check out what that is all about!

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #know_your_world
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๐ŸŽ‰Special Day: Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

โ–ถ๏ธ As the world remembers then end of World War II today let's sing an anti-war song that has a truly remarkable (=special) history. American singer Pete Seeger combined an old Irish folk song melody with verses (=parts of a poem or song) from a Ukrainian/Russian folk song and turned it into a protest song that now stands for (=represents, is associated with) pacifism (=belief in or activism for peace) in general and the peace movement of the 1960s and 70s against the Vietnam War.

This version is sung by Joan Baez, a contemporary (=modern) American folk singer famous for her social justice activism.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #karaoke
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๐ŸŽ‰Special Day: Donโ€™t say this to children

โ–ถ๏ธ Children are pure and innocent (=not guilty), and yet we often blame them for being clumsy (=not careful, dropping things or falling), ignorant (=not knowing sth) or wicked (=evil). It hurts them and makes everything worse. Let a bunch of German kids teach you a lesson today. Happy Childrenโ€™s Day! ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ‘ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day
โ–ถ๏ธ Afandi English is over 4 years old now and thereโ€™s a ton of stuff youโ€™ve missed. Here are some hashtags for posts about movies & videos:

#american_films
Pick your favouries from the home country of movies.

#british_films
Feel very British with the best of British cinema.

#cartoon
Let yourself be entertained and watch cartoons in English.

#comedy
Learn English while laughing!

#documentary
Get knowledge and academic vocab at the same time.

#drama
Stay closer to real life with dramas.

#european_films
Realise that Europeans make great movies, too.

#good_laugh
Watch the funniest of them all.

#international_films
Check out movies from all corners of the globe!

#karaoke
Use the most enjoyable way to learn English.

#movie
Donโ€™t be choosy and watch them all. With subtitles.

#must_watch
Make sure you donโ€™t miss out.

#short_film
Watch movies even when you donโ€™t have time.

#special_day
Enjoy festivals with Afandi English.

#youtube
Get the most out of YouTube with channel recommendations.
๐ŸŽ‰Special Day: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟThis is Uzbekistan๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

โ–ถ๏ธ Happy Birthday, Uzbekistan! I want to congratulate with some photos I took over time and let you make a difficult choice. ๐Ÿ˜›

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: A window to the world

โ–ถ๏ธ Teachers open doors and books are windows to the world. Metaphors like these remind us of the beauty and value we can find in education. Watch this heartwarming video from ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia and feel special today. Happy Teachersโ€™ Day! โ˜บ๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #inspiration
Afandi Quiz #134: Mysterious song

On the occasion of todayโ€™s Renunification Day, the ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGerman national holiday, here are four old songs from the time of German separation (1949-1990). Can you find the one that is from East Germany?

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #quiz #song_quiz #special_day
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: The History of Halloween

โ–ถ๏ธ Whether you have any special feelings today or not, itโ€™s worth looking into the history of Halloween as a festival that has conquered the world.

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles provided.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #know_your_world #documentary
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: A Holiday to Remember

โ–ถ๏ธ Watch this heartwarming christmassy Chevrolet commercial (=short advertising film) about an awfully forgetful granny.

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles provided.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #short_film
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: The #1 classical New Year song

โ–ถ๏ธ Auld Lang Syne is a ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟScottish song that is rivaled (=challenged) only by ABBAโ€™s Happy New Year. Check out the story behind it.

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles provided.

๐ŸŽŠ And Happy New Year, everyone! Look forward to Afandi English nourishing (=feeding) your hungry mind in 2024.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #documentary #know_your_world
๐Ÿฎ Special Day: Welcome the Year of the Dragon!

โ–ถ๏ธ Tune in to the worldโ€™s biggest televised event โ€“ the Chinese Spring Festival Gala. Itโ€™s a potpourri (=mix) of bombastic (=big, shocking) musical performances, spectacular kongfu (=Chinese martial art) shows, not that funny standup comedy and lots of propaganda (=advertising for the government). And itโ€™s going on RIGHT NOW! ๐Ÿ‘‡

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTEG19BHt1U

๐Ÿ‰ By the way, the year of the dragon is considered the luckiest one!

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #know_your_world
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: Happy April Fools!

โ–ถ๏ธ Penguins can fly, but only on one day of the year! Watch this enchanting (=pleasant, lovely) video about a colony (here: a group of animals living together) of flying penguins with which the BBC fooled their TV audience in 2008.

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles provided.

If you havenโ€™t fooled anyone today, why not check out some ideas from last yearโ€™s Afandi Prankster Guide?

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day
๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: 10 Eid Festival Songs

โ–ถ๏ธ Happy Eid! Celebrate the moment with Afandi English as a global citizen with festive tunes from around the world.

๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐ŸŽต

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: Happy Mother's Day!

โ–ถ๏ธ What do you do for your mother? Get inspired today by a chubby (=a little bit fat) boy in ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand.

โ—๏ธ A lot of countries celebrate their Mother's Day today. Even if you don't, your mum deserves (=is worth) it!

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #must_watch
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: Happy Childrenโ€™s Day!

โ–ถ๏ธ Hereโ€™s a beautiful short film from ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia about boy who works as a chaiwala (=person selling spiced milk tea in India or Pakistan).

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #short_film
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: Happy Eid! La la la!

โ–ถ๏ธ Hereโ€™s ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabiaโ€™s teenage Instagram sensation (here: popular person) Rama Rubat with a song about Eid.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #must_watch
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๐ŸŽ‰ Special Day: Happy Teachers Day!

โ–ถ๏ธ I donโ€™t know how they do it, but inspiring videos from ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand always move people to tears (=touch people emotionally). For todayโ€™s occasion (=reason to celebrate) watch this story of a medical professor and his students.

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #special_day #must_watch