Oshibori Oshibori An or hot towel in English is a wet hand towel offered to customers in places such as restaurants or bars, and used to clean one's hands before eating. Oshibori has long been part of Hospitality Culture in Japan: in "The Tale of Genji" era it was used for visitors; during the Edo period it was used in Hatago (); later it started to be used in many restaurants. It eventually spread to worldwide use. Cold oshibori are used in summer, and hot oshibori in winter. In Japan, October 29 has been observed as the day of Oshibori since
An Gleann Is A Raibh Ann An Gleann Is A Raibh Ann An Gleann Is A Raibh Ann is a memoir written by native Irish speaker Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh, and is the best surviving document of the Irish dialect found in South Tipperary and West Waterford. Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh lived on the border between Tipperary and Waterford, in a mountainous area of the Knockmealdowns that remained so isolated that Irish survived as a spoken language until the 1940s. His book depicts life of rural Ireland at the turn of the 20th century, including the customs, folklore, and historical aspects before the language became sparsely spoken. Séamus