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.
When shoppers flock to stores this weekend looking for tax-free deals, theyâll be faced with more restrictions and fewer days to snag their 7 percent-off, back-to-school items than last year. âItâs ridiculous,â said annual tax-free holiday shopper Evelyn Stahl.