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⏺Awareness – осведомленность
⏺Decline – сокращение
⏺Stripe – полоса
⏺Fingerprint – отпечаток пальца
⏺Foal – жеребенок

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February 1, 2024

🌸 Hula in the Coola Day 🌸

😱 The holiday is a fun day where we pretend to have a sunny day and dance the Hula in the cold winter ❄ It’s a reminder that no matter how harsh life gets, we should enjoy the good things✨

📍Hula in the Coola Day is a day we remember the rich and exciting Hawaiian dance 🎶 and make ourselves happy, despite the cold weather around us 🙂

📣 Hula is an ancient Hawaiian dance performed mainly by women in Hawaii 🌸They are dressed in grass skirts with colorful blouses and lei adornments on their heads and wrists ➡️ The Hula dance was used to remember and tell stories of history before writing was introduced 📚

🤍The Hula dance has since spread all over the world and is now taught in dance schools 😘

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Гавайская подсказка:

▫️Harsh – суровый
▫️Rich – насыщенный
▫️Adornment – украшение
▫️To spread – распространяться

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February 2, 2024

❄ Groundhog Day ❄

✨ Groundhog Day is and we wait with bated breath to see whether or not winter will continue for another six weeks ❓ Only a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil knows for sure 🙃

📌 The biggest tradition being the gathering of people at Punxsutawney at the crack of dawn ☀️ to witness Punxsutawney Phil emerging from his burrow.

🤩 The event is live-streamed and has a cult following 🎉Dirt pie is the food traditionally baked and served and references to Groundhogs can be seen everywhere ⭐️

💻 Watching the classic movie ‘Groundhog Day’ on this day has also become an annual tradition 🥰

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Подсказка от сурка:

🔘Groundhog – сурок
🔘Bated breath – затаив дыхание
🔘At the crack of dawn – ни свет ни заря
🔘urrow – нора

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February 3, 2024

👑🔠🔠🔠🔠🔠🔠🔠🔠👑

⏪Oni wa Soto! Fuku wa Uchi!⏩
0️⃣0️⃣is Japanese for
⏪Devils out! Fortune in⏩

📢 The day marks the onset of spring and kicks off the spring festival in Japan 🌸 called Hina Matsuri 🦢

☝️The practice of eating ‘ehomaki,’ a long sushi roll for good luck originated in the Kansai region although it is now popular all over Japan 🍣There are seven ingredients used in its preparation that coincide with the seven gods of fortune ⭐️

🔷Since this day marks the change of season, people also dress up as their "opposite" ➡️ For example, young girls dress like older women and vice versa, or when men dress like women 👑

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Японская подсказка:

🔵Onset – начало
🔵To coincide – совпадать
🔵Vice versa – наоборот

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February 4, 2024

🤍 Sweater Day 🤍

❤️ We are getting ready to snuggle into our warmest sweaters.

✨ On cold days, the warmth and comfort of a sweater feel like a hug ❤️ It is even better if the sweater is borrowed from a partner’s wardrobe 🤩

⬇️ But there is more to this holiday. The idea behind the holiday is to conserve energy ⚡by encouraging people to wear layers of sweaters and other warm clothing instead of turning up the heat ⬇️

☀️ Whether it’s fitted, oversized, colorful, or granny, we love sweaters 🤩 Let’s pull them out for a cause. It is important to use what we love to make some deep impact🔶

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Теплая подсказка:

✨To snuggle – укутаться
✨To borrow – одолжить
✨To conserve – сберегать
✨Impact – влияние

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➡️How a working class sweater became desired by the rich?

➡️Why do we associate a white sweater with so popular Old Money Style?

Here are some answers for you 😎
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February 5, 2024

🔥Adlai Stevenson Day🔥

⭐️The holiday commemorates the birth of Adlai Stevenson ✨

👨‍👩‍👦 Born to a family of prominent Illinois politicians, Stevenson served his country in various capacities 📌 including that of a politician and diplomat 🤝

⚡️During the administration of President John F. Kennedy 📌 he was appointed as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations📍

📣 Stevenson was an excellent orator💡He is most remembered as a witty and eloquent public speaker whose speeches inspired many ❤️

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Дипломатическая подсказка:

▪️Capacity – должность
▪️Administration – правление
▪️To appoint – назначать
▪️Witty – остроумный
▪️Eloquent – красноречивый

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February 6, 2024

🔥Reclaim Social Day🔥

🔥 Lightful, a London-based nonprofit technology business released the hashtag ☺️ReclaimSocial in an attempt to create a worldwide surge of optimism on social media 💻

📣 The idea was to grow a larger community of people who are committed to changing the way social media is perceived💬

✨Many people and organizations broadcast positive news and stories that had a direct impact on people's lives 🎉It's an excellent chance to share heartwarming tales and inspiring messages 😊

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Позитивная подсказка:

▫️Nonprofit – некоммерческий
▫️Surge – волна
▫️To perceive – воспринять
▫️To broadcast – транслировать

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February 7, 2024

🌹 💓💓💓💓🤌💓💓💓 🌹

⭐️ Rose Day marks the beginning of Valentine’s week 💌 On this romantic day, roses are gifted to that special someone to celebrate love and affection🌺

🌹It is believed that Victorians began the practice of exchanging roses with their loved ones to communicate unspoken feelings 💐

💡It is thought that roses were seen as a luxurious plant 🌿 and were distributed among the rich who would then give them to artists to inspire them💋

⭐️ Even though the world is obsessed with automation, technology, and being online 📱 days that celebrate romance will always hold a special place in the hearts of all ❤️

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Подсказка из роз:

❤️Affection – привязанность
❤️To exchange – обмениваться
❤️To distribute – распространять

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February 8, 2024

🎼 Opera Day 🎼

🎵 While many of us would recognize an opera if we heard one, we may not be well-versed with the definitions and complexities of this musical genre 💫

💡 Briefly, an opera is a piece of performance art that combines music with words or dialogues to create a dramatic enactment of a story 📖 An opera is a combination of acting, scenery, costumes, and dance ✨

➡️ Opera has been performed since the 1560s 🌟The art form has been enjoyed and loved by people for centuries and Opera Day honors the many ways in which art has evolved through history 💞

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Оперная подсказка:

🔸Well-versed – хорошо разбирающийся
🔸Complexity – сложность
🔸Briefly – кратко
🔸Enactment – изложение
🔸Scenery – декорации

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February 9, 2024

🇧🇷 Brazil Carnival 🇧🇷

🚩 Brazil Carnival is held at noon on the Friday before Ash Wednesday 🔥

🎉 It takes place every year and attracts many visitors to the grounds and lasts for a week 🌸 It is a way to mark the beginning of Lent.

🚩 Brazil Carnival is a festival that hosts many colorful events that attract many people from around the world, and is in the⏪Guinness Book of Records⏩as the biggest carnival on the planet ❤️

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Карнавальная подсказка:

▫️Ash – пепельный
▫️Lent – великий пост
▫️To host – проводиться

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