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That is, warriors should always be willing to die while proudly defending their families and home territory. Indeed, such was probably at the heart of the phrase when skirmishing the cavalry. An unsolicited interpretation offered by an Ottawa woman, however, carried a different meaning. "We Indians have an expression 'today is a good day to die'.
Namaste ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [ 1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [ 2][ 3][ 4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day. [ 5] It is used in the Indian subcontinent, and among the Indian and Nepalese diaspora.
The following conventions are used: Cognates are in general given in the oldest well-documented language of each family, although forms in modern languages are given for families in which the older stages of the languages are poorly documented or do not differ significantly from the modern languages.
“Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.” —Richard Whately “If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day.
do not speak against the Sun: i.e., "do not argue what is obviously/manifestly incorrect." advocatus diaboli: Devil's advocate: Someone who, in the face of a specific argument, voices an argument that he does not necessarily accept, for the sake of argument and discovering the truth by testing the opponent's argument. cf. arguendo. aegri somnia
A Yucatec Maya speaker singing with a guitar. Yucatec Maya (/ ˈ j uː k ə t ɛ k ˈ m aɪ ə /; referred to by its speakers simply as Maya or as maaya t’aan [màːjaʔˈtʼàːn] Yucatec Maya pronunciation ⓘ) is a Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, including part of northern Belize.
B. Bandana. from Sanskrit बन्धन bandhana, "a bond". Banyan. from Hindi baniyaa ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज् vaṇij, which means "a merchant". [ 9] Basmati. Type of long grain rice, highly valued for its smell and texture. Through Hindi बासमती ultimately from Sanskrit वास vāsa.
The Day of the Dead ( Spanish: el Día de Muertos or el Día de los Muertos) [ 2][ 3] is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. [ 4][ 5][ 6] It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed, and is also observed in other ...