Food also has importance in religious and status-symbol type forms. Foods that are considered delicacies in Haiti include French inspired cheeses and meats and are a symbol of money and power. Typically these types of meals are only served in the richest part of Haiti, Port Au Prince (the capital).
Stores, shoppers ready for Ohio's tax-free weekend. Ohio back-to-school shoppers in search of pencils, backpacks, jeans and the like will get a break starting Friday thanks to the state's second sales-tax holiday. The Ohio General Assembly voted to repeat last year's first-ever weekend exemption from paying sales tax.
If you get out there early -- this weekend -- you might just be able to save a few bucks, thanks to the state sales tax holiday starting today in many of the 17 participating states. Aug. 2-4 marks tax-free weekend in most of the states, when thousands of items will be tax-exempt. Of the 45 states and the District of Columbia that impose sales taxes ranging from 2-12 percent on many goods, nearly half will not charge sales tax on purchases within that state this weekend.