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Vintage Eid Cards

Collected by Aown Ali

#eid mubarak

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Lithuanian Velykos (Easter) traditions and beliefs from the pagan times

o   Velykos’ celebration lasted 4 days and each day had its own name: ugnies diena (the Day of Fire), dievo Perkūno diena (the Day of Thunder god Perkūnas), gegužės diena (the Day of May or the Day of Cuckoo) and ledo diena (the Day of Ice);

o   It was believed that you can kill evil spirits by shooting while walking around the house during Velykos’ night or early morning;

o   In the morning sun bounces up into the sky;

o   Apple trees were shaken to wake them up from žiemos miegas (winter sleep);

o   Weather was predicted based on the winds and the sun on Velykos’ morning: Šiaurys (Northern wind) meant cold summer, Pietys (Southern wind) - warm summer, Vakaris (Western wind) - rainy summer, sunny morning meant bright cloudless summer;

o   The main traditional dish is margučiai - boiled eggs decorated with Baltic ornaments.

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#mit sternchen #german stuff

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Fun fact am Weltfrauentag: in Deutschland kriminalisierte der Bundestag die Vergewaltigung in der Ehe erst 1997. Einige prominente Politiker stimmten dagegen, wollten also, dass Ehemänner ihre Frauen weiter legal vergewaltigen können.

Einer von denen, die gegen die Kriminalisierung stimmten: Friedrich Merz. 

#als ob ich noch einen grund gebraucht hab merz zu hassen #der typ ist abscheulich #germam stuff

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“Women” in different languages.

by lingue.maps

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why do grooms get one boring black jacket and brides get the most jawdropping gowns ever like when i get married i want pearls and lace and a train is that too much to ask??

#everyone looking so gorgeous #fashion #culture and customs

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my Mandarin teacher has been giving us tongue twisters recently to help our pronunciation so I thought I'd share them:

first the classic:

四是四，十是十， 十四是十四， 四十是四十， 他们不是四十四 (sì shì sì , shí shì shí, shí sì shì shí sì, sì shí shì sì shí, tā men bùshì sì shí sì) four is four, ten is ten, fourteen is fourteen, forty is forty, they are not forty-four

and then these two specifically focused on nasal finals:

青青山上一根藤， 青藤底下挂铜铃， 风吹藤动铜铃动， 风停藤停铜铃停 (qīngqīng shān shàng yì gēn téng, qīng téng dǐ xià guà tóng líng, fēng chuī téng dòng tóng líng dòng, fēng tíng téng tíng tóng líng tíng) On a green mountain there is a vine, Under the green vine hang copper bells. The wind blows, the vine moves, the copper bells move. The wind stops, the vine stops, the copper bells stop.

扁担长，板凳宽, 扁担要绑在板凳上， 板凳不让扁担绑在板凳上， 扁担偏要绑在板凳上。 (biǎn dan cháng, bǎn dèng kuān, biǎn dan yào bǎng zài bǎn dèng shàng, bǎn dèng bú ràng biǎn dan bǎng zài bǎn dèng shàng, biǎn dan piān yào bǎng zài bǎn dèng shàng） The bamboo pole is long, and the wooden bench is wide, The bamboo pole wants to be tied to the wooden bench, The wooden bench doesn't let the bamboo pole be tied to it, But the bamboo pole insists on being tied to the wooden bench

#mandarin #chinese #i remember learning the first one in my first (and only) chinese class

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No joke….. this is from the official publication

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#what is this theme?!?! #ice dance programs are already looking like mincemeat with the amount of music cuts #figure skating

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Gerhard Munthe (Norwegian, 1849 - 1929)

#art

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Emancipated duels. Photo by Pavel Kurmilev

Baroness Lubinska who presided over the famous duel between Princess Pauline Metternich and the Countess Kielmannsegg in 1892, insisted that the duelists remove their clothing above their waists to avoid infection in the event that a sword pushed clothing into the wound it caused. Being a doctor, the baroness had seen many instances of septic infection in soldiers for this very reason throughout her years of medical training.

#photography #art

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24. - 26.02.24 Entrance exams 入学試験

Vocab

下旬（げじゅん）last third of the month

上旬（じょうじゅん）first third of the month

全国各地（ぜんこくかくち）nationwide; all over the country

科目（かもく）(school) subject; course

臨む（のぞむ）to take part in; to face (a situation); to deal with (an issue)

合格する（ごうかくする）to pass (an exam)

交通機関（こうつうきかん）transit system

乱れる（みだれる）to be disordered; to lapse into chaos

遅刻する（ちこくする）to be late/delayed

Translation

From the last third of January until the first third of March, entrance examinations are held all over the country. One chooses the school one wants to go to or the subjects one wants to study and takes part in the exams. Up until the exams everyone studies as hard as they can, and if they pass, they are admitted starting in April. However, depending on the place it might snow, disrupting transit systems and delaying the entrance exams, but hopefully that problem doesn't arise this year.

True or False?

Answer and Translation

❌ 入学試験は２月中だけです。Entrance exams are only (held) during February.

✅ 入学試験をしたい学校や大学は自分で選ぶことができます。You can choose the school or university you want to take the entrance exam for.

❌ 入学試験が終わったら、すぐに入学できます。You can enroll immediately after completing the entrance exam.

✅ 天候によって、交通機関が乱れることもあります。Depending on the weather, transportation may be disrupted.

❌ ４月からはみんな入学できます。Everyone can enroll starting in April.

#japanese #japanese langblr #sprachkalender #langblr #文章

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2月23日は富士山の日！なぜなら、2 2 3 は日本語で ふ じ さん と読める。ふじさんの意味はその富士山ですね。日本語の番号で遊ぶのが好きですよ。

上の画像は山梨県の富士河口湖に自分で撮った写真だ。山梨県で留学したので、私に対して富士山が大切なシンボルですね。

In Japan, February 23rd is also Mt. Fuji Day! This is because in Japanese, 2-2-3 can also be read as Fu Ji San, which is the Japanese for Mt. Fuji (Fuji-san). I love playing with the sounds of numbers in Japanese.

The above photo is one I took from the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture. I studied abroad in Yamanashi Prefecture, so to me Mt. Fuji is an important symbol. Happy Fuji-san Day!

#japanese #on this day

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untitled, mixed media, 11″ x 14″ bristol

#this is so beautiful! #art #queer

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If you laugh too we share the same humour.

Seriously, this season Anke and Bastian killed me with their performances. 😂😂

#THE FUCKING LYRICS 😂 #i'd have no chance #anke engelke #bastian pastewka #german stuff

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DB Ansage: Wir bitten um Ihr Verständnis.

Me, an intellectual: Then beg

#german stuff #deutsche bahn

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reading is like. i’ve read 5 books in 3 days. i have not read a single sentence in months

#i've read almost as many books these past six weeks (6) as all of last year (7)

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I returned home from the library with a book I've been wanting to read, turn to my bookshelf, and see that I own the book already 🙈

#bought a new bookshelf yesterday which should help with the book chaos