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If it's suggested as a handshake alternative in the context of human-to-human infections, then probably a namaste[1] is an alternative salutation more widely un
by nreece 7y ago
If it's suggested as a handshake alternative in the context of human-to-human infections, then probably a namaste[1] is an alternative salutation more widely understood by people around the world.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste
- dgellow 7y agoLooks like a Christian prayer gesture though!
- Hamuko 7y agoHow many Christians pray without interlacing their fingers?
- fyfy18 7y agoI was taught at a Christian school (in England) to pray like this.
- cheesysam 7y agoMe too. I remember being told by a rather stuffy teacher that if you pointed your fingers to the sky, that the prayer would shoot up to heaven! If you interlaced your fingers it would 'bleughhh not go anywhere!'
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoI was raised Protestant, and there I was taught that the folded hands were to keep you from fidgeting. I don't get the pointing at the heavens thing, I mean Jesus himself mentioned to basically be humble, not like those guys on the street corners making a bit show of praying.
- mhd 7y agoPeople who got slapped on their fingers by Nuns for doing that? (Because it's too lazy and you don't have your fingers raised to the Lord, or because that's "the Protestant" way etc.) I don't think there's a literal "canonical" position, but if you look at old art, the folded, non-interlaced position is definitely more common, with Dürer's depiction being already pretty late to the party. To add Abrahamic confusion to it all, I think there's also some Rabbinical argument against it (or was it qabbalistic?). Anyways, we're all wearing masks now anyway, so the appropriate gestures would be the Kuji-kiri.
- dgellow 7y agoIt's maybe an European thing? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_Hands_(D%C3%BCrer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_Hands_(D%C3%BCrer)
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- nsomaru 7y agoPerhaps you’ve got that the wrong way around
- dgellow 7y agoWhat do you mean? I'm just saying that this gesture has a different meaning in a different cultural group, I don't know what would be the other way to get that.
- downshun 7y agoI think this post dropped from view from HN once the religion discussion started. Oh well.
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- minikomi 7y agoAlso the [1][2] "Shaka sign" which is pretty well understood and casual. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_sign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_sign [2] https://emojipedia.org/call-me-hand/ https://emojipedia.org/call-me-hand/
- D13Fd 7y agoIt has religious connotations in its original meaning, according to Wikipedia. It also resembles the "please, I'm begging you" gesture in the US or a general prayer gesture.