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Hungarian Kids Songs & Rhymes
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50 Hungarian children's songs and rhymes, with translations and commentary. Available in PDF format for just $2.99! More...
Articles about 'Sneezing'
The other day I wrote an entry about the customs around sneezing in different countries. I mentioned the German word Gesundheit, which is said to someone after they’ve sneezed. I looked up Gesundheit, and found that it’s also said as a “cheers” before drinking with someone. It’s literally “to your health”. The Gesundheit...
Today Devon over at Head, Shoulders, Knees and all that wrote a blog post about sneezing in Japan. He said in Japan they say hak-shun when they sneeze. In English we say a-choo. After Japanese people sneeze, no one says anything special. In English we say God bless you or Gesundheit....
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