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The "shaka" sign. The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose" is a gesture with friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture.It consists of extending the thumb and smallest finger while holding the three middle fingers curled, and gesturing in salutation while presenting the front or back of the hand; the wrist may be rotated back and forth for emphasis.
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A second theory is that the "shaka" sign had to do with marble playing. The position of the hand after shooting the "kini" (marble) is in the form of shaka. The hand sign came to mean sharp or accurate. [citation needed] A third theory is that the word was originally "shark eye". Holding the hand with the pinkie and thumb extended represented ...
The scroll depicts a dramatic scene following the death of Gautama Buddha (Shaka or Sakyamuni). When his mother Maya heard that Buddha had died and attained Enlightenment and entered Nirvana, she rushed to see him from Trāyastriṃśa. When she arrived, Buddha opened his golden coffin and rose up, with one thousand rays gleaming from his head. [1]
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A keychain containing a four-leaf clover. A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck.Almost any object can be used as a charm. Coins, horseshoes and buttons are examples, as are small objects given as gifts, due to the favorable associations they make.
Shaka (roughly translated as "intestinal beetle") was born to the Zulu king. He was the eldest of many sons, but was considered to be a bastard child and was sent away to live with his mother's tribe, known as the Elangeni, leaving his half-brother to rule the Zulu kingdom. [5]
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