October 2008
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As we wind our way through October, kids and adults across the country are getting their spooky costumes out for the scariest night of the year (we can only imagine that this must be a dentist's favorite holiday). Even the youngest of toddlers can tell you that October 31 means tons of free candy. While kids young and old alike all know what Halloween is, few can tell you where the traditions or even the name came from.

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Did you know...

...many European countries do not celebrate Halloween, but instead celebrate "All Saints' Day" on Nov. 1 and "All Souls' Day" on Nov. 2? All Saints' Day is the day on which all the saints of the church are commemorated, and All Souls' Day is the day on which all faithful souls who have already departed this life are celebrated. In Latin America, this celebration is known as Día de los Muertos or "Day of the Dead".


By Bobby Lahiere (VP Operations) I took my family to Jamaica this summer for our vacation (yeah mon!), and I found out something very interesting about our Caribbean neighbors...while the official language of the island that gave us Reggae is English, the indigenous people there also speak a strange sounding tongue referred to as a "Patois" (or "Patwa")... (Click here to read the full article )	Halloween drinks: it's scary only if you have too many... On the most frightening night of the year (except for perhaps April 14), there is no need to fear these tasty cocktails! Check out some of our favorite Halloween concoctions. With some of these, the presentation alone is well worth the effort. FOR BIG GHOSTS (alcoholic) Bloody Eyeball Martini Black Widow Vampire's Blood AND FOR THE LITTLE GOBLINS... Bloody Hands Bubbling Witches Brew Brain Cell Delight (food item)	Foreign Language Idioms The notion that ideas and not words should be translated is no more apparent than when dealing with idioms. Idioms are expressions that cannot be translated literally. An easier way to put it is: "it's just the way they say it". Look at this example, our favorite from German: When Germans want to say that someone "lives in the sticks" (boonies, way out in the country, etc.), they sometimes say: "Er wohnt wo sich Fuchs und Hase 'gute Nacht' sagen", which translates literally to "He lives where the fox and hare tell each other 'good night'". It's easy to see how idiomatic expressions could turn into idiotic translations if one isn't careful.


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