Around the world, the most common drinking toast is to good health. There are, however, a few more specific ways of raising a glass:
“To good health†itself has many variants. In Slovenian, it’s na zdravje; in Spanish, salud; in Hungarian, egészségedre; and in Flemish, gezondheid.
The Scandinavian toast skÃ¥l (pronounced skoal) has a more macabre background: It originally meant “skull.â€Also On PoliticoHow to die in LatvianAdam Jacot de BoinodAlso On PoliticoWhat the @@@@!Adam Jacot de BoinodAlso On PoliticoPOLITICO 28: the rankingPOLITICO
The word is alleged to have come from a custom practiced by the warlike Vikings, who used the dried-out skulls of …read more
Source: European Voice
