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The Italian drink Pallini Mistra, named after the Greek city of Mystras in the Peloponnese is a version of ouzo made in Rome that closely resembles Greek and Cypriot ouzo. In Bulgaria and North Macedonia, the similar beverage is called mastika ( Macedonian : Мастика / Bulgarian : Мастика ), a name that is shared by the distinct ...
The person honored should neither stand nor drink, [14] but after the toast should rise to thank the one who has offered the toast and take a drink, perhaps but not necessarily offering a toast in turn. As toasts may occur in long series, experienced attendees often make sure to leave enough wine in the glass to allow participation in numerous ...
Opa (Greek: ώπα) is a common Mediterranean, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian, Latin American, and Hebrew emotional expression. It is frequently used during celebrations such as weddings or traditional dancing. [1] In Greek culture, the expression sometimes accompanies the act of plate smashing. [2]
In some modern Romance languages, words descended from the Latin word salus (such as salute in Italian, salut in Catalan and Romanian, salud in Spanish) are similarly used as a toast. (However, sănătate in Romanian, santat in Occitan and santé in French are from Latin sanitas "health.")
A kantharos (/ ˈ k æ n θ ə ˌ r ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: κάνθαρος) or cantharus (/ ˈ k æ n θ ə r ə s /) is a type of ancient Greek cup used for drinking. Although almost all surviving examples are in Greek pottery, the shape, like many Greek vessel types, probably originates in metalwork. In its iconic "Type A" form, it is ...
Kykeon (Ancient Greek: κυκεών, kykeȏn; from κυκάω, kykáō; "to stir, to mix") was an Ancient Greek drink of various descriptions. Some were made mainly of water, barley and naturally occurring substances. Others were made with wine and grated cheese. [1]
Methe, Greek personification of drinking and drunkenness. Nephthys, Egyptian goddess of beer. Ninkasi, Sumerian goddess of beer. Nokhubulwane, Zulu goddess of the rainbow, agriculture, rain, and beer. Oenotropae, Greek goddesses, "the women who change (anything into) wine". Ogoun, Yoruba/West African/Voodoo god of rum. Ometochtli, Aztec gods of ...
Janko (2015) places Acesander's cup among the other early Greek alphabet writings in 730 BC or earlier, [6] while Tzifopoulos, Bessios, and Kotsonas (2017) date it between c. 730 and 720 BC. [7] The existence of pottery with Euboean script in Methone from this particular date appears to support Plutarch 's accounts that the city was founded by ...