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Mango was founded by Sephardic Jewish immigrants from Turkey, Isak Andic and his brother Nahman Andic, in 1984. [2] Mango's website was created in 1995, and in 2000, opened its first online store. H.E. by Mango is a men's line created in 2008, [3] and renamed Mango Man in 2014. [4] Football player Zinedine Zidane helped advertise Mango Man.
The German name Linde was originally an abbreviated form of older names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde. [2] In the form Linda, it was used by the writer Jean Paul for a leading character in his four-volume novel Titan, published 1800–1803, and it became popular in German-speaking countries thereafter.
The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.
Mango blossoms are also used in the worship of the goddess Saraswati. Mango leaves decorate archways and doors in Indian houses during weddings and celebrations such as Ganesh Chaturthi. Mango motifs and paisleys are widely used in different Indian embroidery styles, and are found in Kashmiri shawls, Kanchipuram and silk sarees.
An import ban imposed in 1989 by the United States on Indian mangoes, including the Alphonso, was lifted in April 2007. [12] However, the mangoes needed to be treated before entering the country in order to stop the introduction of non-native fruit flies, destructive fungi, and other pests that could harm American agriculture.
It was listed as a curator's choice mango at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's 2010 International Mango Festival in Miami, Florida, [3] and has been promoted by Fairchild for its positive characteristics. [4] A Manilita tree is planted in the collection of the USDA's mango germplasm repository in Miami, Florida. [5]
The 'Langra' mango, also known as Benarasi Langra, [1] is a mango cultivar that was first cultivated in Banaras in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India 250 to 300 years ago. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Apart from Uttar Pradesh, it is also grown in the states of Bihar and West Bengal , [ 2 ] [ 4 ] as well in the neighbouring country Bangladesh . [ 5 ]
The Nam Dok Mai mango (Thai: น้ำดอกไม้, also spelled Nam Doc Mai) is a mango cultivar which originated in Thailand. It is the most popular mango variety in Thailand, and is grown commercially in Australia and Colombia as well, albeit as a minor variety.