🧱 LEGO is so simple so the complication of it we can barely understand. One thing is out of doubt: it is genius 💎

"Design gives form to the future" – says architect Bjarke Ingels

➡️In this worldwide tour of his team's projects, journey to a waste-to-energy power plant (that doubles as an alpine ski slope) and the LEGO Home of the Brick in Denmark – and catch a glimpse of cutting-edge flood resilience infrastructure in New York City as well as an ambitious plan to create floating, sustainable cities that are adapted to climate change 💫

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January 29, 2024

🧿 Gahambar 🧿

➡️ Gahambar, dedicated to Vohu-Man, is celebrated on January 29 and 30 🗓

⏪First there is a thought, then a word and a deed⏩The moment of the origin of thought should be good, and Vohu-Man is responsible for this❗️Therefore, on this day it is beneficial to think of new things, especially those related to learning and knowledge 📒

⭐️The mystery of the holiday includes divination by dreams, gaining a name, consecrating hats, books, gates, keys, doors 📒

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Подсказка от Воху-Мана:

⏺Dedicated – посвященный
⏺Deed – поступок
⏺Divination – гадание
⏺To consecrate – освящать

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January 30, 2024

❤️ Draw A Dinosaur Day ❤️

🦕 Draw a Dinosaur Day celebrates the mysticism and magic 🌟 that surrounds these magnificent animals that once roamed the world eons ago⬆️

💋These creatures from the Jurassic world have always fascinated humans ⁉️ Their aura has become bigger over the years, and people love to know more about them❤️

⭐️ The best part about the day is that there are no elaborate preparations required to celebrate it 💋Just take a piece of paper and let your imagination run wild 💋

⚠️ Don't forget to give your dinosaur funny names such as ‘prettyrascalarus’ or ‘goofysaurus’❤️

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Подсказка от динозавра:

❤️To surround – окружать
❤️To roam – бродить
❤️Eon – вечность
❤️Jurassic – Юрский
❤️Elaborate – тщательный

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January 31, 2024

🦓 International Zebra Day 🦓

👋 International Zebra Day aims to help raise awareness⬆️about the living conditions of zebras and how their numbers can be protected from further decline 📉

🔥 Small facts about Zebra

⏺Zebra stripes are unique 👋 What fingerprints are to humans, stripes are to zebras💡

⏺Foals grow up quickly 😃 Zebra foals can stand up as early as six minutes after they’ve been born🎂

🥳 Celebrate International Zebra Day in style by dressing up in black and white. ⭐️If you’re feeling adventurous, wear a zebra print outfit ❤️

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Подсказка от зебры:

⏺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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