#christmas vocab

[goodplan-ipromise]

[aiweirdness]

Dec 4, AI-generated advent calendar.

The prompt was to generate a "set of Christmas-themed images, clearly labeled in capital letters as an aid to someone learning English."

Full interactive advent calendar

[thespanishgarden]

Spanish Word Wheel - Feliz Navidad 🎄

Feliz Navidad - Merry Christmas!

• Merry Christmas to all!

• Feliz Navidad a todos!

Navideño | Navideña - Christmas (Adj.)

• It is a Christmas song.

• Es una canción navideña.

• I love Christmas cookies!

• Me encantan las galletas navideñas.

I hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful, cozy Christmas with friends and family! 🎅

[Gif not mine]

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

I love learning ASL it’s so good. Makes me happy to learn it. I’m so glad my university has classes for it with professors actually steeped in Deaf culture.

[daily-spanish-word]

Christmas la Navidad

Remember the Nativity scene under the Christmas tree.

The Three Wise Men managed to navigate their way to the crib by following a star.

Have you put up the Christmas tree already? ¿Ya has puesto el árbol de Navidad?

Picture by Waiting For The Word on Flickr

[mondlylanguages]

Wishing a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! 🎅 May this joyful season fill your hearts with happiness and laughter for the year ahead. 🥂🎄❄️

[babydollmarauders]

IN THE LIGHTS — JACK HUGHES

jack hughes x fem!reader

12 DAYS OF KINKMAS

summary: in which y/n and Jack are decorating the tree, and he finds another use for the christmas lights

warnings: fluffy cheesiness in the beginning, NSFW CONTENT, bondage, p in v (unprotected), fingering, degradation, praise, spit. (4k words)

notes: welcome to day 7 of the 12 days of kinkmas! where i wrote this smut in…not at all at christmas time! it’s no surprise to me that this is my favorite one because… it’s Jack.

“please, Jack?”

i’ve been begging for a week. pleading with my boyfriend to finally decorate our christmas tree.

usually, when i was back in my own apartment, i would make a fun night out of it with my friends. all of us getting together to listen to christmas music, drink spiked hot cocoa, and decorate my tree before hunkering down for holiday movies with big bowls of popcorn; that were meant to be used to make garland, but somehow always ended up with more in our mouths than on the string. but now i live with my boyfriend and his brother, and i had hoped we could decorate the tree together; starting a new tradition.

Jack seemed to love the idea when i brought it up, knowing how excited i get around the holidays and how much i loved the season. but with his hockey schedule being so busy, we haven’t exactly had the time to decorate it amongst roadies and the various home games and practices.

but now it’s December 20th, five days away from christmas, and he has a rare free night at home.

logically, i know Jack is probably dreading the decorating. my tidy boyfriend will surely hate the various boxes of ornaments around our living room and the sparkly tinsel that always seems to shed onto the floor. i know he’ll probably complain about my putting on the chipmunks christmas album, and the fact that i’m so anal-retentive about the placement of the ornaments and how the lights are spiraled around the tree.

but i also know that he’ll do it to make me happy. i know that although he’ll complain about some things, he’ll smile when i bring out the christmas cookies, and he’ll tease me about how the stockings have to be hung just right on the entertainment center or i’ll get chills and have to fix them while he sleeps.

which is exactly what i’m banking on to persuade him to say yes to giving up his relaxing night of sitting on the couch and watching hockey in order to help me decorate.

Jack looks over at me, situated under his arm on the couch, my cheek pressed to his shoulder as i make my best puppy dog eyes up at him.

“yeah.” he finally sighs, shaking his head as a bright grin breaks out across my face.

“thank you!” i squeal, quickly shifting from his hold. i sling a leg over him, straddling his lap and cupping his face in my hands. i pepper kisses all over his cheeks, forehead, and nose.

“alright, alright!” his face turns pink as he giggles, playfully trying to push me away.

i pull back just long enough to give him some reprieve before swooping back in and pressing a kiss to his lips.

“i love you.” i remind him sweetly, winding my arms behind his neck.

“i love you too, kiss monster.” i laugh at his teasing nickname, leaning forward to press my lips against his once more.

his hands come up to hold my ass and he chuckles into the kiss as i squirm a little at his touch.

“oh, c’mon guys, really?” our moment is broken by Luke’s voice, and i pull back to find my boyfriend’s brother walking through the living room, pulling a hoodie over his head. “other people live here, you know? i don’t wanna see my brother fondling his girlfriend in our living room.”

Jack’s head tips back in laughter, “fondling?”

“yeah, you know, what you were just doing?” Luke raises his eyebrows, pointing at his older brother’s hands that still rest on my butt. “i know you didn’t go to college but that’s like a fifth grade level vocab word, dude.”

“get outta here, you cock-block!” Jack huffs, one hand leaving my body in order to give Luke the middle finger and then shoo him off.

the younger boy shrugs, snagging his coat off the hooks by the front door.

“oh!” i pipe up before he can leave, garnering his attention. “where are you going? Jack said we could decorate the tree tonight! do you wanna join us?”

Luke’s eyes flick from me to his brother, and i look back at my boyfriend to find him looking at his younger sibling with the ‘be nice or i’ll convince Nico to make you skate extra laps’ look.

it’s a pretty oftenly used facial expression between the two, ever since Jack found me crying in our closet early this year because i thought Luke hated me after i moved in. that was also when i learned that Luke doesn’t dislike me, he’s just an extremely blunt person.

“i’m sorry, y/n/n, i have some friends from U of M in town for a couple days. we’re gonna hang out and catch up.” Luke explains nicely, obviously trying not to hurt my feelings. “i look forward to seeing it when i get home though! Jesper said your tree designs are legendary.”

“okay.” i give him an understanding smile, nodding my head. “have fun! and be careful!”

he gives me a thumbs up, heading out the door. as it clicks shut, i look back at my boyfriend, who’s already looking at me with a pitiful smile.

“i’m sorry,” he starts, rubbing a comforting hand up and down my back. “i know you wanted it to be all three of us.”

i shrug, “it’s fine. he should catch up with his friends.”

“it’ll be just us then.” Jack smiles, “a new tradition for us.”

“a new tradition for us.” i repeat, grinning as i lean forward to peck his lips.

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it took another couple hours for Jack and i to finally get up and drag out all the decorations i had brought when i moved in; the boxes being stuffed in the back of the storage closet.

“jesus, babe.” he huffs, setting the final box down on the coffee table. “i knew you brought a lot, but six boxes?”

i shrug, already pulling the first box open, finding a wide array of ornaments inside.

“a box for everything.” i explain to him, pulling open a second box. “two boxes of ornaments, a box of lights, a box of tinsel, a box of stockings and their hooks, and a box of all my stuff for garland making.”

Jack rolls his eyes, pulling open another box. he reaches his hand in, pulling out a red and white knitted stocking with an embroidered ‘J’ on it.

“is this… for me?” his voice is soft as he looks at me in questioning.

“yeah! i made it after you asked me to move in!”

“you made this? just for me?” he steps in closer to me, a prideful smile on his face. “my girlfriend is magical with her hands.”

i chuckle, pulling the stocking from his grip.

“oh, don’t act like you didn’t already know that.” i wink and he pulls me in by my hips, pulling me flush against him.

“oh trust me, i knew it.” his words drip with lust, his head dipping down to capture my lips in a kiss, but it’s in that moment that the christmas song that fills the air switches, now playing ‘The Chipmunk Song’.

Jack groans, pulling away. “even the music is cock-blocking me tonight.”

the laugh that slips through my lips is quickly followed by a snort, which makes my boyfriend grin, crinkling his nose.

“let’s just start decorating.” he nods at my statement, letting me step away from his touch.

as i begin fluffing the tree branches, making sure they’re nice and spread for the decorations, Jack opens the last few boxes. i glance over for a second, watching him pull out two more stockings, matching his, these ones with Luke and i’s initials on them.

the corners of his lips quirk up as he sets them on the entertainment center, more than likely not wanting to risk hanging them without my guidance.

i finish fluffing the tree, pulling a can of spray snow from the tinsel box, and Jack throws me an odd look as i begin spraying the tree.

“what’s that?” he questions, coming over to join me by the tree.

“it’s spray snow.” i tell him as i continue spraying. “see how it gives the tree a white dusted look, as if it’s been in the snow?”

he nods, his brows still threaded together as he watches. i can feel his eyes on me as i bend over to spray the bottom branches of the tree, making sure no spots are left bare.

but when i stand back up, my boyfriend is stood right behind me, his hands coming down on my waist and pulling my ass against him.

“you know what you’re doing.” he hums, and with the feeling of his semi-hard bulge against me, i have a feeling he doesn’t just mean with the tree.

“Jack.” i scold playfully, turning around in his grip. “the lights please?”

he sighs, letting his hands fall back down to his sides as he steps back.

“right.” he huffs, turning back to the boxes and pulling out a string of perfectly untangled lights, thanks to my storage hack of wrapping them an empty paper towel roll.

he begins unraveling the lights, and once he has the entire string of them into his hands, he sets them to the side.

turning back to me, a smirk is glued to his lips, a dark look in his eyes. i squint at him, crossing my arms over my chest.

“what are you thinking?” i ask suspiciously, scanning him up and down. but he just shrugs, feigning innocence.

“who? me? i’m not thinking anything.” he could possibly be convincing, if i didn’t know that exact look all too well.

he’s been horny ever since we were on the couch, and this is his ‘i just got a dirty idea’ face.

“i’ll tell you what,” i start, holding a finger up to stop him mid-step forward. he hums, urging me to continue.

“you’re horny, i’m horny, we both want sex right now. but, you know how much doing the tree means to me. after we finish the tree, we can do whatever dirty little thing just popped into your head. but first, i want the tree done.”

Jack nods rapidly, “deal!”

i giggle at his excitement, watching as he turns back around and grabs the lights again, walking over to the tree.

“alright, how do we do this?”

i guide Jack through plugging the lights in before spiraling them around the tree, from bottom to top. once that’s done, Jack lifts me up, letting me place the topper on the tree.

“what’s next?” he asks me, standing in front of all the open boxes, his hands on his hips.

“draping the tinsel.” he groans at my words, pulling the tinsel out of its box.

we work together to spiral it around the tree, making sure it doesn’t cover the lights, before we finally start on ornaments.

with the two of us, it doesn’t take too long, but i can tell my boyfriend is getting impatient. especially with the way he keeps having to lift me up to put ornaments on the top branches, my body pressed against his as he does so.

the last thing we do is the stockings, me guiding Jack on how to space them out so that they’re evenly spaced at the front of the entertainment center.

when we finally finish it all, about an hour and a half later, i stand back, looking over our finished project with a smile.

Jack stands behind me, his arms wrapped around my waist, my back pulled against his chest.

“it looks great, baby.” he compliments, pressing a kiss to my cheek. blood rushes to my face, biting my lip. “Jesper was right, you really are legendary.”

“thank you, love.”

he wastes no time, squeezing my waist tighter as he speaks up again, “so…”

“yes, Jack.” i laugh, nodding my head. “now we can do whatever you thought of earlier.”

he excitedly pulls away, spinning me around and gripping my chin, making me look up at him. his eyes are dark, his voice low as he speaks.

“go to the bedroom, i want you naked and on the bed when i get in there.”

i nod, speeding off to the bedroom. as soon as i step through the threshold of our room, i’m tearing my sweater over my head, letting it drop to the floor. as i walk over to the bed, i unclip my bra, throwing it to the side as well. i stop at the edge of the bed, peeling my jeans down my legs, along with my panties, leaving me bare as i crawl to the middle of the bed.

i sit quietly, my legs tucked under me and my hands clasped on my knees.

the soft flow of christmas music from the living room stops, and i can hear Jack’s footsteps down the hall, getting closer and closer. i squirm a little in excitement, shifting my weight around and squeezing my thighs together.

he steps into the bedroom, one hand behind his back, smirking when he sees that i did what he told me.

“good girl.” he gruffs, stepping up to the edge of the mattress. “give me your hands.”

i hold my hands out, and it’s then that he brings his own out from behind his back, a spare string of lights in his grasp.

“what are you doing?” i ask, but my question is answered by his actions.

he grips my hands in one hand, pressing my wrists together, and begins wrapping the lights around my them.

“is this okay?” he asks softly, looking me in the eye as he speaks. i smile at his care, grateful to have a boyfriend that makes sure i give explicit consent to what he’s doing.

“yeah.” i nod, “this is okay.”

“you remember your safe word?” he finishes tying the lights around my wrists, not too tight, but just enough that i can’t slip my hands through.

“assist.” i tell him, and he smiles in confirmation.

“good.”

and like a flip of a switch, the soft and gentle Jack is gone, replaced by a dark and dominating one.

he allows me to watch him pull his hoodie cover his head, bringing his t-shirt with it, before he pushes me back on the bed. he crawls slowly over top of me, pushing my arms above my head and dipping down to lock his lips with mine.

the kiss is rough and dominating, his tongue pushing past my lips to tangle with mine. he sucks my bottom lip into his mouth, pulling back with it caught between his teeth before letting it pop back into place.

he trails hot, wet kisses down my jawline, sucking gently at my neck as his hand grips my breast harshly, pinching my nipple between his fingers and pulling.

my back arches, pushing my breasts up towards him, a moan sounding from my throat.

“Jack.” i whimper as his hand begins to trail down my abdomen, getting closer and closer to where i need him.

i can feel him smirk against my skin, dipping his fingers down to find my clit. my hips buck against him, my hands pulling against the lights in attempt to separate so i can grip his back, and i whine when they can’t.

he begins to circle my clit with his thumb, rubbing in figure eights, and the high pitched sounds escaping my lips bounce off the walls of the bedroom.

my eyes squeeze shut, my chin tipping up towards the ceiling, and Jack pulls his lips from my neck, staring down at me and admiring my blissed state.

while his thumb rubs, he runs a finger through my wetness using it as lubrication to slip one finger into my heat.

my walls clench at the intrusion, my eyes rolling back as he crooks his finger inside of me.

“Jacky, please.” i breathe out, grinding myself down upon his hand. my own hands grip the pillow above me, the only thing i can think to do with them restricted.

“such a slut. you wanna come so bad, don’t you?” he spits out, “wanna make a mess all over my hand.”

i whimper, nodding my head rapidly as he slips a second finger into me, thrusting and curling them to push against my g-spot.

pressure builds in my stomach as he continues fucking me with his fingers, stretching me with a third digit. my toes curl, my walls clenching around him, and i know he can tell i won’t last much longer.

“you wanna come? say it.” Jack leans forward, whispering in my ear. “say you wanna come on my fingers like a fucking slut.”

i gasp as he thrusts his fingers in again, my orgasm quickly approaching.

“i’m a slut.” i squeak, a moan falling past my lips. “i wanna come on your fingers like a slut.”

i pry my eyes open, my boyfriend hovering his face above mine, and he nods.

“come.” he commands, and as if he summoned it out of me, my climax hits, my breath catching in my throat as the knot in my stomach disperses, my eyes rolling back and my hands struggling against their restraints.

Jack’s fingers still, only his thumb continues moving against my clit, and he leans down to kiss me. pulling away once my orgasm is done.

he sits back, pulling his fingers out of me and leaving me clenching around nothing, feeling empty. his hand smacks my thigh, and i open my eyes again to look at him, watching as his hand rises to his lips, sucking his fingers clean of my release, one at a time.

i release a shaky breath as he hums, my eyes falling down to find his erection straining against his sweatpants.

“you taste so sweet, baby.” he whispers, bringing my attention back to his face. “you want a taste?”

my lips part, nodding, and he smirks; but instead of pushing a finger to my lips, he dips down to eye level with my pussy, his tongue darting out as he starts licking through my arousal. my hips wiggle, bucking up against him, and he pushes them down before pulling away.

he crawls back over top of me, squeezing my jaw open, and spits, letting a slow string of my cum drip down onto my tongue. he closes my jaw, raising an eyebrow at me, and i swallow before opening again, sticking my tongue out to show him.

“such a good girl for me.” he praises.

my arms ache, and i contemplate asking him to untie me, but instead i wait for him to crawl off of me before i lower them back down to my stomach.

i watch with baited breath and a bitten lip as he drags his sweatpants down his hips, his boxers going with. his cock springs free, slapping against his lower stomach as he kicks his bottoms to the side.

my whine echoes through the room at the sight, longing to feel him in my hand, and Jack finds amusement in my torture, slowly walking back to the bed.

“you want my cock so bad, don’t you?” he pouts, mocking me. “you want me buried in your tight little pussy, filling you up?”

i let out a strangled whimper, nodding my head.

“please.” i beg, already knowing where this is headed. “please, Jack, i want you. i want you to fuck me so bad.”

he climbs onto the bed, cupping my cheek as he settles over top of me.

“you made me wait, maybe i should make you wait too.” he teases, beginning to pull back, but i quickly lock my arms around his neck, holding him in place. my tied up wrists helping in my endeavor. i shake my head.

“no, please. i’ll be good.” i plead. “i’ll be so good, just please fuck me.”

Jack nods, pressing a kiss to my lips. “okay.”

he uses his knee to spread my thighs further apart, one hand wrapping around himself, guiding his dick through my folds. my legs wrap around his waist, my back arching as his tip rubs against my swollen clit.

“you ready?” he stares down into my eyes, raised brows as he questions me.

“yes,” i start, “plea-”

i don’t even get to finish my words, cut off as he thrusts deep into me. i squeak, my eyes rolling back as he wastes no time; pulling almost all the way out before harshly snapping his hips against mine again.

“shit!” he curses, and i blink my eyes open to watch his head tip back in pleasure. “squeezing me like a fucking vice, baby.”

his voice is strained, and my hands grip his back to ground myself, my nails digging into his skin, surely leaving crescent shaped indentations.

his strokes slow before speeding up again, getting rougher with each thrust. my breathing quickens, and i use my arms to pull his lips back to mine.

our lips move in tandem, his tongue poking through to taste mine, our connection occasionally broken for a moan or a breath. i trail away from his lips, dragging the tip of my tongue along his jaw until a reach the end, placing an open mouthed kiss below his ear.

he groans, my hips bucking up to meet his thrusts, and i suck his earlobe between my lips before i go back to his.

our kisses are messy, teeth clashing with our rushed movements, but it fits the scene perfectly. his hand comes down to cup my breast, pinching and pulling my nipple as our skin slaps together.

the pressure begins to build again, a knot tying in my stomach, and my abdomen tightens, my walls clenching around him.

i’m still oversensitive from my first orgasm, and i can feel my second rapidly approaching.

“fuck, you gonna come on my cock?” he grunts, and i shake my head ‘yes’, speechless at the feeling that’s washing over me.

“do it.”

my body tenses, the sensations of him thrusting inside me while playing with my nipples throwing me over the edge. my nails dig deeper into his back as i finish, and his thrusts become sloppier and hurried.

within a minute, his hips stutter, his body tensing just like mine had moments ago, and he quickly pulls out, ropes of cum painting my stomach as he finishes.

our heavy breaths are the only sound left in the apartment, Jack bowing out from under my arms and flopping down on the bed beside me.

we take a few moments to replenish the oxygen in our lungs and Jack gently unties my wrists, pressing kisses to the skin there, despite them being perfectly fine.

as soon as my hands are free, i’m swiping a digit through his release on my stomach, looking over at him as i lick his cum off my finger.

“fuck.” he drags out, lust rejuvenating in his eyes. “baby, you’ve already had 2 orgasms, don’t make me wanna give you another.”

i bite back a smile, shrugging my shoulders, and he gets up, stalking into our en-suite bathroom, coming back a second later with a wet washcloth. he kneels on the bed, wiping my stomach clean before disappearing again.

when he reappears, he holds one of his t-shirts from our closet in our en-suite. he pulls on some clean boxers from his drawers, pulling another pair out, before coming back over to me. he helps me into the extra boxers, before i sit up.

“arms up, baby.” i follow his directions, letting him slip the t-shirt over my head before snuggling back into my pillow.

he climbs back into bed, pulling me closer until my head rests on his chest, and i mellow, listening to his heartbeat.

“so, is that part of the tradition too? or just the tree decorating?” he jokes, making me giggle in amusement.

his arms tighten around me as he places a kiss to my hair.

“check back next year, i’ll decide then.”

[beelearnsfinnish]

[09.01.25, thursday]

Had my first italki class after the Christmas break and it went pretty well!! Saw a new sanatyypi, which was the last grammar point we had left of the first book, and did a couple exercises. We also corrected the little text i wrote over the break, and even if there were some corrections the teacher was pretty happy with it so that's always nice :)

besides this, we chatted a little about goals with the language and ways to diversify the learning besides just the textbook (i already try my best to do so, but it's always nice having someone's else opinion, specially if they went through the same process as you) and he highly recommended trying to implement watching the selkosuomeksi uutiset daily. i already knew about this resource existing but tbh when i first tried using it my level was very very low and i felt like it wasn't useful at all. Nonetheless I'll try to give it another go and watch them daily, will see how it goes!

He also mentioned, with us starting the second book, he feels like its the perfect moment to start doing more talking, which ngl sounds scary but we all know it has to be done so will update on that too.

so today i did,

1h class

5 mins of vocab with Drops

5 mins of selkouutiset

[slavic-roots-western-mind]

Chinese Christmas & New Year Vocab

The holidays are almost here, so here's some useful vocab in Chinese! Even though Christmas isn't really a big celebration in China, it's still useful to know some vocab. Merry Christmas in advance!

圣诞节快乐 (shèng dàn jié kuài lè) - Merry Christmas!

圣诞节 (shèng dàn jié) - Christmas

圣诞节前夕 (shèngdàn jié qiánxī) - Christmas Eve

新年 (xīn nián) - New Year

新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè) - Happy New Year!

春节 (chūn jié) - Spring Festival (Lunar New Year)

元旦 (yuán dàn) - New Year's Day

除夕 (chú xī) - Lunar New Year's Eve

圣诞老人 (shèng dàn lǎo rén) - Santa Claus

圣诞树 (shèng dàn shù) - Christmas tree

圣诞礼物 (shèng dàn lǐ wù) - Christmas gift

圣诞卡 (shèng dàn kǎ) - Christmas card

圣诞袜 (shèng dàn wà) - Christmas stocking

圣诞装饰 (shèng dàn zhuāng shì) - Christmas decorations

彩灯 (cǎi dēng) - Christmas lights

星星 (xīng xīng) - Star

铃铛 (líng dāng) - Bell

圣诞花环 ((shèng dàn huā huán) - Wreath

彩带 (cǎi dài) - Ribbon

圣诞球 (shèng dàn qiú) - Christmas ball ornament thing

雪花 (xuě huā) - Snowflake (The literal meaning is snow flower which I think is just so pretty)

蜡烛 (là zhú) - Candle

圣诞派对 (shèng dàn pài duì) - Christmas party

圣诞市场 (shèng dàn shì chǎng) - Christmas market

拐杖糖 (guǎi zhàng táng) - Candy cane

姜饼 (jiāng bǐng) - Gingerbread

姜饼人 (jiāng bǐng rén) - Gingerbread man

热巧克力 (rè qiǎo kè lì) - Hot chocolate

圣诞火鸡 (shèng dàn huǒ jī) - Christmas turkey

蛋酒 (dàn jiǔ) - Eggnog

圣诞布丁 (shèng dàn bù dīng) - Christmas pudding

圣诞水果蛋糕 (shèng dàn shuǐ guǒ dàn gāo) - Fruitcake

圣诞饼干 (shèng dàn bǐng gān) - Christmas cookies 驯鹿 (xùn lù) - Reindeer

红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫 (Hóngtóu lù hán lǔ dàofū) - Rudolph * Apparently the former Crown Prince of Austria has the same name as Rudolph the Reindeer

雪人 (xuě rén) - Snowman

雪橇 (xuě qiāo) - Sleigh 耶稣 (yē sū) - Jesus

天使 (tiān shǐ) - Angel

牧羊人 (mù yáng rén) - Shepherd

三博士 (sān bó shì) - Three Wise Men

农历 (nóng lì) - Lunar calendar

阳历 (yáng lì) - Solar calendar

倒计时 (dào jì shí) - to countdown

辞旧迎新 (cí jiù yíng xīn) -See the old year away and welcome the new year (idiom)

春联 (chūn lián) - Spring couplets

福字 (fú zì) - Luck character

窗花 (chuāng huā) - Window paper-cut decorations

灯笼 (dēng lóng) - Lantern

鞭炮 (biān pào) - Firecrackers

烟花 (yān huā) - Fireworks

红包 (hóng bāo) - Red envelope

饺子 (jiǎo zi) - Dumplings

鱼 (yú) - Fish

年糕 (nián gāo) - New Year cake (sticky rice cake)

汤圆 (tāng yuán) - Glutinous rice balls

苹果 (píng guǒ) - Apple

橘子 (jú zi) - Orange

春卷 (chūn juǎn) - Spring rolls

酒 (jiǔ) - Alcohol

[space-station-nursery]

◜ 🕯️𓂃 Happy Diwali! ‧ 🪷◞

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Happy Diwali to those who celebrate ! I hope your diwali was filled with laughter, joy and love! I wish you all a prosperous year full of health, and prosperity. Whilst this post is a little late, i would like to tell you all what diwali is !

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╰╮What is Diwali? ﹕✦

Diwali [or Dipawali] is India's largest holiday, The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness. . It's as important to Hindus as Christmas to Christians and is enjoyed by non-Hindu communities.

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╰╮How is it celebrated? ﹕✦

Diwali is celebrated over the course of 5 days:

⧼ 1 ⧽ Dhanteras

During this day, many are focused on cleaning the home and shopping for golden items which is thought to bring good fortune. Lakshmi is the focus of worship on this day!

⧼ 2 ⧽ Naraka Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali

On the second day, People begin to decorate with clay lights, and designs called rangoli on the floor with sand or colored powders. Prayers are also offered for the souls of ancestors

⧼ 3 ⧽ Lakshmi Puja

The main day of the Diwali festival! This is a time for families to seek blessings from Lakshmi, light diyas, candles, and fireworks. They also will visit temples on this day, and have bountiful feasts

⧼ 4 ⧽ Govardhan Puja

Also known as Balipratipada or Annakut is the fourth day of Diwali ! This day commemorates Krishna's victory over Indra[king of the gods] and the start of the Hindu new year. Friends and relatives visit with gifts and best wishes for the season.

⧼ 5 ⧽ Bhai Dooj

Also known as Bhai Tika or Bhai Bij, is the last day of Diwali. On this day, everyone celebrates the bonds between their siblings, and sisters will pray for the prosperity, success, and well-beings of their brothers

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╰╮Diwali Fun! ﹕✦

Before finishing up, i would like to give you guys some diwali worksheets ! The top one is Diwali vocab with pictures !! Which will help you in all the rest 💗

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Fact OTD: The Chamber of Knowledge used to be called the Chamber of Mysteries.

[goodplan-ipromise]

[aiweirdness]

Dec 7

it's dec 7 and time to learn more english vocab from chatgpt!

here i asked it to generate "a set of Christmas-themed images, clearly labeled in capital letters as an aid to someone learning English."

full interactive advent calendar

[thespanishgarden]

Spanish Word Wheel - El Muérdago

El Muérdago - Mistletoe

• He kissed me under the mistletoe.

• Me besó bajo el muérdago.

• They kissed under the mistletoe.

• Se besaron bajo el muérdago.

[Gif not mine]

[kneelbeforeyourdogbabylon]

Good Omens gift fic! Not Just For Kissing

Good Omens, Aziraphale/Crowley, rated Explicit.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61549444

Word count: ~3.7K

CW/Tags: Christmas Smut, Mistletoe, Light Angst, Kissing, Blow Jobs, Anal Fingering, Alcohol, Food, he/him pronouns for both, more at AO3

This was a gift fic for @fussygekko! Written as part of the Nice and Accurate Atelier discord exchange, run by @eefaevie! Thanks, evie! 🥰 Many thanks also to @on1occasionfork and @theonewiththeshippinggoogles for speedy and thoughtful beta! And finally thanks to yes-it's-unholy and the @goodomensafterdark Writer's Guild chat for much-needed vocab assistance! (aka TEDDIES)

Summary:

Post-Second Coming, South Downs Cottage. Crowley does not care for Christmas, until he comes around. It’s a Christmas miracle! Or maybe just mistletoe?

Excerpt:

“Now now, I know you’re not the biggest fan of all the, ah, shall we say, l’ambiance de saison…” “L’ambiance…” Crowley choked a bit on the dregs. “Not the biggest – angel, I’m a demon.” “Retired.” “Semantics.” “A good demon,” Aziraphale shot back. Crowley snarled at him, but there was no real heat to it. “Bad angel.” “But it’s only once a year! And you like Jesus!” “What does any of this have to do with Jesus?” Crowley’s mouth was off and running now. “And if it were truly once a year that would be something but it’s once a year that stretches into a month, at least, with bleed-out into November and January – and – and – too much of anything, no matter how well-intentioned, trust me, can and will be twisted into torture.”

Read it on AO3

[charliewinter60]

Charlie and Elle's identity arc - Heartstopper Season 3

Both characters have conversations with people who "don't mean any harm or ill intent", but say things that are very ignorant or offensive towards Charlie and Elle. Elle has that fucking interviewer going on about the "trans debate" (And like Elle said, trans people aren't a debate, they are human beings), reducing her whole person to just being "the trans girl", completely ignoring the fact they were gonna talk about Elle's art and rise to fame: and Charlie has a conversation with his uncle at Christmas, and while Charlie has had a shit ton of things going on in his life (His new boyfriend, him playing the drums, Uni being soon, his french trip, etc.), the only thing his uncle asked him was him going to the psych ward and nothing else (And then the cousins chiming in and the unnecessary comments early that day about his weight from his grandparents.)

First of all, this does amazing commentary and presents how people who don't even have bad intentions, can still cause harm to others even if they don't mean it. Not meaning to do something doesn't mean you didn't do anything. That fucking interviewer may have just wanted to be an Ally and try to defend trans people, and Charlie's family may have just wanted to get to know Charlie and genuinely ask how he is doing, but there's a time, place and language for that.

And if you don't know some things about certain topics, there's this cool thing called Google, because the other (ex. Charlie and Elle) don't have to numb their pains so you (ex. Charlie's family, that fucking interviewer.) can understand a topic. Only if they are okay with it, they are not mandated to be your encyclopedia's in topics you don't understand just because they do.

If you really love or care about someone, you would do the effort to be respectful. Isaac literally told Charlie he didn't want to give a vocab lessons about aromanticism to all his friends and when Charlie asked what aromanticism was, Isaac told him to google it and he did. It's a very tiny scene, but Charlie researching what aromanticism is shows how much he loves and cares for his friend. Isaac showed his boundaries and Charlie respected them. Charlie's family should've asked if it was okay for him to talk about it. (Especially since they keep asking if there were straight jackets and all that? Like? They are all shits and giggles about that, but wouldn't Charlie be traumatized if he did have an experience as they describe it? Why would he talk about it like it's the gossip of the week? Fucking hell.) And well, that fucking interviewer is just evil. Why would this 16 year old be pleased to talk about her sole existence making bigots pissed, wishing she didn't exist? Huuuh? Manipulative fuck.

Charlie is not just "a boy with anoxeria and OCD.". He is a very smart boy who loves astronomy, Greek literature, plays the drums and Mario Kart, loves scary movies and dislikes Marvel movies, and more.

Elle is not just "a trans girl." She is a very creative girl who loves to paint and draw, as it lets her express feelings she can't really put into words; a girl who can make her own clothes, a girl who wants to see the world and see what's out there, a girl who deep down is a very silly and goofy but still stylish and loves to party and more.

And yes, Elle is trans and Charlie does have anorexia and OCD, but you don't just simply ignore those facts, but you also don't reduce them to that. People are so much more than the one thing they are "known" for. if we loved and care for those people, we will do our research and respect their boundaries. 🍂

[mondlylanguages]

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating! 🎅 May this festive season bring you happiness and laughter in the coming year. 🥂🎄☃️