To say 'cheers' is a traditional and informal 'toast' to one's companions. It is spoken loudly and clearly whilst raising the drinking vessel (glass or tankard etc), and just before drinking the alcoholic beverage. Sometimes the glasses are touched (clinked) together during the toast. In toasting, the person offering the toast usually wishes the other person, or everyone present, 'happiness', 'good health', a 'long life', 'all the best,' etc. The drinking companions generally voice their agreement and usually raise their glasses also, and drink some of the beverage. Many countries and cultures have toasting customs. The English form, 'cheers' means have good cheer, i.e. good wishes for happiness to everyone here in this drinking group. Alternatives expressions include: 'good health', 'all the best', 'here's to you', 'here's mud in your eye', 'bottoms up!', 'down the hatch!', Slainte! Gaelic =cheers to your health, Prosit! German, Skol! Skandinavian, Salute! Italian.
Origins:
"The custom of drinking 'health' to the living is most probably derived from the ancient religious rite of drinking to the gods and the dead. The Greeks and Romans at meals poured out libations to their gods, and at ceremonial banquets drank to them and to the dead." ~The Encyclopædia Britannica, 1910 edition, Volume 13, page 121 The Encyclopaedia also says: "Intimately associated with these quasi-sacrificial drinking customs must have ever been the drinking to the health of living men." It is interesting to note that there was a god of wine in Greek mythology, Bacchus. The InternationalHandbook on Alcohol and Culture(1995) says: "It [toasting] is probably a secular vestige of ancient sacrificial libations in which a sacred liquid was offered to the gods: blood or wine in exchange for a wish, a prayer summarized in the words 'long life!' or 'to your health!'" Today:
When 'cheers' is said, glasses are raised upwards (heavenward?), and a 'good wish' is still traditionally said. So these customs appear to have originated with offerings of alcoholic libations to the gods, and to the requests to the gods, or to fate or fortune, for good health and blessings. For more information see Related Links below.
They dont say 'cheers' when having a drink, they say 'good luck' which translates to 'Chohk Dee.'
In Norwegian, when toasting over a drink they say "skål!".Which is the equivalent of "cheers!" in English.
"Cheers" is what you say in Britain!
Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That)
In Nordic languages, there are different ways to say "Cheers!" when toasting. In Danish, you say "Skål!" In Swedish, the word is "Skål!" as well. In Norwegian, you say "Skål!" and in Icelandic, it is "Skál!"
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Santé is the French equivalent of the English cheers. Pronounced as: sahnta
Before you take your first swig/sip from a drink raise it a little and say Cheers or Bottoms up.
Cheers = Saúde
No not at all it is completely halal and as long as the drink is halal it is halal and halal in other places especially in muzz buzz
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In Swahili, you can say "Mambo!" as a casual way to say "cheers" when making a toast.