Is Wine the increasing choice of drink for dancers? You just sip, sip and sip. Many seem to know the different classes of wine and even the differences in smell. I am thinking of trying it one of these days, maybe healthier than Rum and Coke.
Wine has a long history dating back about 8,000 years (along with agriculture) and is thought to have originated in present day Georgia (Russia) or Iran. It took about 1500 years to get to Europe. It became very common in classical Greece and Rome. In early Greece, 20000 Greek men and wine in the afternoon, evolved the entire Western concept of ethics that we know today.
Wine has also played an important role in religion since ancient times. The Greek God Dionysos and the Roman God Bacchus represented wine. Wine has played an important role in ceremonies in the Christian religion such as mass. And wine was drunk at the Last Supper.
Thirty years ago, I could see empty hard liquor bottles at some of the social dances. And always a few beer cans but no evidence of wine. Now. not many drinkers at the socials but it has become apparent in Night Clubs and Da Big Shows in Waikiki. WINE. There must be other reasons why wine is becoming "acceptable."
From the Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam, one millennium ago.
"Perhaps Christmas is not necessarily about things. It could be about being good to one another and carried over for the entire next year"
"Jingle Bells"
Wine has a long history dating back about 8,000 years (along with agriculture) and is thought to have originated in present day Georgia (Russia) or Iran. It took about 1500 years to get to Europe. It became very common in classical Greece and Rome. In early Greece, 20000 Greek men and wine in the afternoon, evolved the entire Western concept of ethics that we know today.
"The First Noel"
Wine has also played an important role in religion since ancient times. The Greek God Dionysos and the Roman God Bacchus represented wine. Wine has played an important role in ceremonies in the Christian religion such as mass. And wine was drunk at the Last Supper."Hark, The Herald Angels Sing"
Thirty years ago, I could see empty hard liquor bottles at some of the social dances. And always a few beer cans but no evidence of wine. Now. not many drinkers at the socials but it has become apparent in Night Clubs and Da Big Shows in Waikiki. WINE. There must be other reasons why wine is becoming "acceptable."
"Silent Night"
From the Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam, one millennium ago.
Come, fill the cup, and in the fire of Spring
Your Winter garment of Repentance fling:
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To flutter - and the Bird is on the Wing.
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