みなさん、明（あ）けましておめでとうございます。年末年始（ねんまつねんし the New Year’s holiday）は、どうでしたか。うちは毎年、大みそか（おおみそか 12月31日）から元日（がんじつ 1月1日）にかけて、お寺（てら）で鐘（かね  bell )をついてから、神社（じんじゃ）へ行くことにしています。どっちも近（ちか）いんですよ。30分ぐらいで行ってこれます。今年はひさしぶりに、人が多かったですね。お寺でマイナスをゼロにした後、すぐ神社へ行ってプラスをもらう、なんていいアイデアでしょう？神社で「おみくじ fortune telling」ひいてきました。私の今年の運勢（うんせい fortune）、こっそり secretly 教えちゃいます！

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すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第43話　年明けは神社へ

春节是中国传统节日中最盛大的节日，也是最重要的节日。人们会在家中张贴“福”字，也会吃“年糕”，有些地区还会贴上年画……人们利用这些谐音文化为自己在新的一年里讨个吉利。除此以外，中国传统婚姻中也保持了一些传统，这些传统有很多都蕴含着谐音文化。比如，中国的新娘子在结婚的时候，要跨过“火盆”，意味着“日子红红火火”；新人睡的被子底下塞满了花生、枣子、桂圆等食物，意味着”早生贵子“。

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

讨吉利的谐音——婚俗和民俗中的谐音文化

💐🌷🌼Наближава Цветница! Това ме подсети, че в България празнуваме имените си дни - това е ден, в който се чества светец с твоето име. Има ли такава традиция във вашата държава?

Bulgarian Today

Имени дни в България

Continuando con la serie de episodios sobre la ropa en Perú, esta vez les traigo información sobre la casaca.

Transcripción y traducción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2023/03/16/la-casaca-lps/
¡Gracias por escuchar!

Learn Peruvian Spanish

18. La casaca (la ropa en Perú) 

It is always impossible to learn a language without knowing the culture and customs. Today I'm talking about the Soviet alternative to the western genre, the comedy film "White Sun of the Desert".

RUSSIAN BRIDGE PODCAST

Culture Vultures. Советское кино: имена и фильмы III (B1+B2)

In questo episodio parlo un po' dell'arte nella città di Firenze, di alcune piazze come la Piazza della Signoria che sembra un museo all'aperto, il fascino dei suoi musei come Gli Uffizi e la Galleria dell'Accademia, il ponte Vecchio; non si può non sentirsi innamorati di questa città. Alcuni degli scrittori più conosciuti nel mondo sono di questa città, nomino alcuni; per finire parlo anche un po' su cose da mangiare e bere a Firenze. A livello grammaticale: uso dei tempi dell'indicativo: presente, passato prossimo e imperfetto. 

Vivendo tra due lingue

Firenze, tra arte e amore

Saudi Arabia scored a big win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally named as the 2034 men's soccer World Cup host on December 11.

For the last year, there hasn't been too much doubt that Saudi Arabia would be confirmed as host, as the only other contender — Australia — had withdrawn from the contest to host the World Cup.

Awarding the tournament to Saudi Arabia has been seen as controversial by some soccer observers.

That's mostly because of the country's human rights record. Some have said that Saudi Arabia is using sports to divert attention from social or environmental problems, something that's known as sportswashing.

Saudi Arabia has denied this is the case.

The World Cup may be a number of years away but there are a lot of questions that need to be answered about the tournament, from where games will be played to how workers' rights will be protected.

Saudi Arabia aims to host all 104 games, though there has been speculation that some games could be played in neighboring or nearby countries.

Currently, 15 stadiums have been proposed, although eight are still on paper. They include a 92,000-seat venue planned in Riyadh and another near the capital that's set to be on top of a 200-meter cliff.

The timing may also be an issue. The tournament may have to be moved from the traditional period of June and July to the cooler months of November and December.

This also happened for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, although it wasn't a move that was popular among European soccer clubs, who had their domestic seasons interrupted.

The question of workers' rights was also discussed before and during the competition in Qatar. Saudi Arabia has promised to reform and enforce labor laws, and fully respect migrant workers, but some human rights groups are skeptical.

In the meantime, there are still World Cups in 2026 and 2030 to think about!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Saudi Arabia Confirmed as 2034 World Cup Host

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Ceremonies. Q1-Q3. 

1. How important are ceremonies in our lives?
2. Do you see the role of private and public ceremonies changing in the future?
3. Have attitudes towards marriage changed in recent years?

What ideas can you utilize when speaking your anwers?

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Ceremonies. Q1-Q3. 

This podcast is about Sons and Daughters - An Australian TV Show from the 1980s.