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Official language:
Dutch
Other languages:
English
Papiamento
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- Housewives often sweep the dirt yards to keep insects
and reptiles out of the entrance to the house. Some believe
that it necessary to enter and exit through the same doorway.
- If a guest stays too long, then they may stand a straw
broom against an outside wall and the guest will seem to
exit very quickly.
- Another important doorway tradition is to suspend a red
ribbon over a doorway to protect the house from evil spirits.
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- Newborns and small children wear a chain with a bright
red and black seed from a tropical tree which is thought
to keep the "evil eye" away .
- According to the older residents, aloe is one of the best
agents for keeping internal organs refreshed and clean if
you do not mind eating it.
- Another plant used to improve digestion is black sage,
called basora pretu (black broom). The plant is used in
tea to aid stomachaches
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- Aruban specialities include stobà (lamb or goat
stew), cala (bean fritters), pastechi (meat- or cheese-stuffed
turnovers), ayacas (leaf-wrapped meat roll) and sopi di
pisca (fish chowder).
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- The “Natural Bridge” is an arch shaped coral
cliff carved from crashing ocean waves.
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