So I stubled on the following image on GBletters site. You have to love how the watchtower uses circular reasoning… quoting from older watchtower articles to reinforce their points. I thought I would have a look myself to see what the toast signifies and its history… this was very surprising. Is it just me, or is the watchtower way off? Where did they get their information from? Granted I took only 2 minutes at wikipedia... but you would think I would come accros something similar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_%28honor%29
History
The practice of toasting originated in Ancient Greece, at a time when fear of poisoning was a significant concern. To put guests at ease, the host would pour the guests' wine from a common decanter, take the first drink to demonstrate its safety, then raise his cup to the guests and invite them to drink in good health.[citation needed]
The word 'toast' became associated with the custom in the 17th century, based on a custom of flavoring drinks with spiced toast. The word originally referred to the lady in whose honor the drink was proposed, her name being seen as figuratively flavoring the drink.[1][2]
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