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<center><b>W E L C O M E&nbsp;<br>TO THE 256<sup>th</sup> EDITION of the <br>LADIES OF HIVE COMMUNITY CONTEST</b></center>

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<p>This is a contest from our community to you, women empowering each other both on the blockchain and in Discord! A place we love and where Hive is alive. If you haven't joined our discord yet, an invite can be found by clicking on the first banner under this post!</p></div><div class="pull-right"><p>¡Este es un concurso de nuestra comunidad para ustedes, mujeres que se empoderan unas a otras tanto en blockchain como en Discord! Un lugar que amamos y donde Hive está presente. Si aún no se ha unido a nuestra discordia, puede encontrar una invitación haciendo clic en el primer aviso publicitario debajo de esta publicación.</p></div>


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<p><h4>We are grateful to all our sponsors!<br>Thank you for your generosity! 💜</h4>
<br>our weekly sponsors include:<br><b>@tattoodjay • @sagarkothari88 • @melinda010100<br>@wesphilbin • @pepetoken • @queercoin</b></p>

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<caption><center>~ <b>Prizes for LadiesOfHive Weekly Contest </b>~<br><br></center></caption>
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<td>HIVE, @ladiesofhive</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td>
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<td>HBD, @tattoodjay</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td>
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<td>Hive Power, @sagarkothari88</td><td>0.75</td><td>0.75</td><td>0.75</td>
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<td>Ecency Points, @ladiesofhive</td><td>300</td><td>150</td><td>50</td>
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<td>ARCHON tokens, @melinda010100</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td>
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<td>LOH tokens, @ladiesofhive</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>20</td>
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<td>LUV tokens, @wesphilbin</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td>
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<td>PEPE tokens, @pepetoken</td><td>20,000</td><td>20,000</td><td>20,000</td>
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<td>QUEERH tokens, @queercoin</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>7</td>
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<center><h3><b>PLEASE</b> place the contest number <b>#256</b>
somewhere in your title!</h3>
<h5>► Also, please link your entry in a comment on this Contest post! ◄</h5>
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<div class="phishy"><h4>┌─────────────────────┐<br>Please support other posts in<br>the community each week!<br><img src="https://images.hive.blog/DQmX5He6YuD6GXZkFmahPX7FoECJEo2iLTzPRhaXvmnUcUY/LOH-lilita100-orbit-anim.gif"><br>
It's easier & more fun<br>when we grow together!<br>└─────────────────────┘</h4></div>
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1️⃣ Spices make life and food interesting!  If a spice could describe you and your personality, what would that spice be and why?<br>

~ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 / 𝐎𝐑 ~<br>

2️⃣ If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, what is the one thing you are looking forward to in the fall season?  If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, then what is the one thing you are looking forward to in the spring season?  If you live in the middle, then what is the one thing you are looking forward to in this season?

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The Hive blockchain uses UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
<b>The contest ends each Saturday at 11:59 PM (23:59) UTC.</b>
You can see the current date/time expressed in UTC here:
<a href="https://time.is/UTC"><b>• Current UTC</b></a>
<a href="https://hiveblocks.com"><b>• Hiveblocks.com</b></a>
or in our Discord server with the command: &nbsp;<b>.time</b>
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<p>To make sure that your entry is valid, and can not be missed for the contest, please make sure that you follow the <b>RULES</b>:</p></div>

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<p>Para garantizar que su participación sea válida y no se pierda el concurso, asegúrese de seguir las REGLAS:</p></div>

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<ul><li>Blog must answer at least one of the questions(or more, if you wish!)</li></ul
</div><div class="pull-right"><ul><li>El blog debe responder al menos una de las preguntas (¡o más, si lo desea!)</li></ul></h6>
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<div class="pull-left"><ul><li>Blog must be submitted <b>before the end of day Saturday</b>, September 27, 2025</li></ul></div><div class="pull-right"><ul><li>El blog debe enviarse <b>antes del final del día Sábado</b>, 27 de Septiembre, 2025</li></ul></div>

<div class="pull-left"><ul><li>Blog must be published in 'Ladies of Hive' community</li></ul></div><div class="pull-right"><ul><li>El blog debe publicarse en la comunidad 'Ladies of Hive' (Damas de Hive)</li></ul></div>

<div class="pull-left"><ul><li>Blog must be linked in a comment to this post</li></ul></div><div class="pull-right"><ul><li>El blog debe estar vinculado en un comentario a esta publicación</li></ul></div>

<div class="pull-left"><ul><li>Blog must be original in order to win</li></ul></div><div class="pull-right"><ul><li>El blog debe ser original para poder ganar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul></div>

<div class="pull-left"><ul><li>Blog must be 200+ words (word count must be met before any translation of your blog!)</li></ul></div><div class="pull-right"><ul><li>El blog debe tener más de 200 palabras (el recuento de palabras debe efectuarse antes de cualquier traducción de tu blog!)</li></ul></div>

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<center><b>Good luck, Ladies!</b></center>

<center>Questions this week by:  <b>@elizabethbit</b>
Judging will be by: <b>@elizabethbit</b></center>

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<center><h2>Any post in our community using the <b>#archon</b> tag might be curated by the ARCHON project.</h2></center>

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