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Dear email,
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Weâve marked the changing of the seasons with festivals and rituals since pagan times, so, as long as nothing too brutal or wild is involved, Iâm happy to celebrate seasonal events. That said, family members with over-developed impulse control who keep the Easter eggs theyâve found for months, slowly eating half an egg on one day and nibbling on a chocolate bunny as if itâs a slow-eating contest, that kind of conduct is an inexcusable ritual â especially for greedy relatives who have to stand by and watch this disgusting smugness. Itâs not normal.
I say all Easter eggs found on the traditional egg hunt should be put in a heap on the table and whoever eats the fastest is the winner! Thatâs my idea of a good competition and a great tradition. Happy Easter!
Next week, Judith Gilbert, editor-in-chief of Business Spotlight, will be back with more interesting topics from around the English-speaking world.
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Inez Sharp
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Editor-in-chief, Spotlight
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mark: hier: feiern, begehen | pagan: heidnisch | that said: abgesehen davon | nibble: knabbern | conduct: Benehmen | greedy: gierig, gefrĂ€Ăig | disgusting: abscheulich |
smugness: SelbstgefÀlligkeit | heap: Haufen, Berg | editor-in-chief: Chefredakteur(in)
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Word of the Week
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bunny boiler
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Did you know... ? Bunnies are cute. Who would want to hurt them? Well, maybe a bunny boiler ... This is slang for someone (mostly: a woman) who becomes jealous and vindictive after a breakup or rejection.
The phrase comes from the 1987 film Fatal Attraction, where a rejected lover kills the familyâs pet rabbit and boils it on the stove.
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vindictive: rachsĂŒchtig | rejection: ZurĂŒckweisung | stove: Herd
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Spotlight im Vorteilspaket
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Sie lesen 2 Print-Ausgaben Spotlight zum Vorteilspreis von 13 âŹ. Die aktuelle Ausgabe âRoyal Breakdown?â erhalten Sie gratis dazu.
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Health
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Do eggs cause high cholesterol?
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You love Easter eggs? Then we have some good news for you: studies have shown no effect of daily egg intake on blood cholesterol levels (to be clear, weâre not talking about chocolate eggs here...). An egg a day is not going to increase your risk of coronary heart disease. In fact, they are a nutritious source of protein. Itâs more important to eat a diet low in saturated fats.
Should you be disappointed and want your eggs to give you coronary heart disease: try Scotch eggs (see below)!
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cholesterol:âCholesterin | coronary heart disease: koronare Herzkrankheit | nutritious: nahrhaft | diet: DiĂ€t; ErnĂ€hrung | saturated fats: gesĂ€ttigte FettsĂ€uren
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© Image: Shutterstock.com
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Food
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The Scotch egg
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The first thing you need to know about these ultra-processed snacks: theyâre not Scottish. The history of the snack is complex, but the English claim that the Scotch egg was invented by Fortnum & Mason of Londonâs Piccadilly in the early 18th century. As the story goes, the stylish food shop had the clever idea of wrapping an egg in sausage-meat as a sort of fast food for hungry London aristocrats.
Just imagine the convenience of eating this ball of protein during rides over the cobblestone streets, biting through breadcrumbs and sausage meat to the egg within.
The secret to preparing this classic is to make sure the egg white is intact after boiling, while the yolk is still soft when fried in its sausage coat.
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ultra-processed: hochverarbeitet | sausage-meat:âWurstbrĂ€t | convenience:âBequemlichkeit | cobblestone:âKopfsteinpflaster | breadcrumbs: hier: Panade | yolk:âEigelb
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© Image: Kathrin Koschitzky
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How do you celebrate Easter?
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We asked team members from around the English-speaking world about traditions from their childhood.
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Australia
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âMy parents used to hide chocolate Easter eggs in the garden (telling us the Easter bunny had left them). My sisters and I would run around looking for them as fast as we could. Since Australia usually has warm weather, we were always worried that the eggs would melt if we didn't find them quickly enough...â
Richard Mote, Business Spotlight editor from Sydney
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melt: schmelzen
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USA
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âEaster egg hunts in my neighbourhood were highly competitive. Instead of chocolate, parents would put quarters inside of the plastic easter eggs. One time, I collected $5!â
Mae McCreary, Spotlight editor from Philadelphia
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quarter: 25-Cent-StĂŒck
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Great Britain
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âFor me, Easter is the scent of hot cross buns baking in my grandmotherâs oven. There's still nothing better than a fresh-out-of-the-oven bun, split open and slathered with salted butter.â
Rachel Preece, Business Spotlight editor from Shropshire*
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scent: Duft | hot cross bun: sĂŒĂes Hefebrötchen mit einer speziellen GewĂŒrzmischung | slather sth. with sth.: etwas dick mit etwas bestreichen | county: Grafschaft
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* Donât worry if youâve never heard of Shropshire, but Rachel claims itâs the most beautiful county in England.
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Ireland
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âI grew up without religion in a very Catholic Ireland, so Easter was always a mysterious time for me. It began with crosses of ash on peopleâs foreheads, and suddenly none of my friends could eat sweets for weeks. Then there were palm branches everywhere. Where did they even get palm branches in Ireland? And in the middle of it all, there was the Easter bunny and chocolate-egg hunts. I could never work out what any of it meant or how it all fitted together.â
Owen Connors, Spotlight editor from Dublin
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forehead: Stirn | work sth. out: etw. herausfinden
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© Images: Matthieu Rouil (2), private, Amelie Niederbuchner fĂŒr ZEIT ONLINE; flags via Canva.com
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Quiz
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Easter around the world
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Which city celebrates Easter with men in pointed hats? Who hides Easter eggs for French kids? Test your knowledge of Easter traditions â not only from the English-speaking world â in our quiz.
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© Image: Shutterstock.com
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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Royal breakdown?
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Why the Windsors are in trouble | Discover the magic of native America! | The impact of the TV series Heated Rivalry | No more excuses: myth-busting around language learning
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Podcast
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âYou think it's just a pretty little flowerâ
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Did you know that daffodils contain a chemical that is an important ingredient in an Alzheimer's drug? In the latest episode of our podcast English, please!, the Spotlight team talks about the surprising powers of the Welsh national flower.
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daffodil: Narzisse
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© Image: ComstockImages via Canva.com
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From the ZEIT SPRACHEN App
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Time to party!
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This year, Good Friday coincides with a very different date: World Party Day. Letâs celebrate it by learning useful words and phrases for small talk at a party.
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Good Friday: Karfreitag | coincide: zusammenfallen
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© Illustration: Merle Wolff
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Mitarbeit: Dennis Draber, Judith Gilbert, Susanne Krause, Mae McCreary, Richard Mote, Rachel Preece, Inez Sharp.
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