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Kowtow, shows respect by bowing deeply and touching one's head to the ground (🙇). Mooning, a show of disrespect by displaying one's bare buttocks. Motorcycling greetings include a leg shake in France. Mudra, ritual gestures in Hinduism or Buddhism. Namaste is a praying hands gesture usually coupled with a greeting and a head bow.
This category is for human physical gestures that may imply a degree of respect and may be unequal; gestures of greeting etc such as the handshake that carry no such implication should not be included. NB: A social treatment of standing up is needed.
Republic of China (Taiwan) president Tsai Ing-wen greeting with the fist-and-palm gesture.. The fist-and-palm gesture, also known as gongshou (Chinese: 拱手; pinyin: Gǒngshǒu), or zuoyi (Chinese: 作揖; pinyin: Zuòyī) in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese ceremonial gesture or salute used for greeting or showing respect.
Bowing is normally reserved for occasions such as marriage ceremonies [6] and as a gesture of respect for the deceased, although it still sometimes used for more formal greetings. [7] In China, three bows are customarily executed at funerals including state funerals, [ 8 ] ancestral worship, and at special ceremonies in commemoration of pater ...
Kowtowing is a powerful gesture reserved mainly for honoring the dead or offering deep respect at a temple. [4] Many codes of behavior revolve around young people showing respect to older people. Filial piety is a virtue of having respect for ancestors, family, and elders. As in many cultures, younger Chinese individuals are expected to defer ...
President Rodrigo Duterte extends his hand to skater Margielyn Didal who showed a gesture of respect to the President on September 12, 2018. Mano is an "honouring-gesture" used in Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of requesting a blessing from the elder. Similar to hand-kissing, the person giving the greeting bows towards the hand of the elder and presses ...
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It is the utmost gesture of respect in Javanese and Sundanese tradition, mostly performed between parents and children. The parents place their hands on their laps and the children hold their parents hands and bow deep to put their nose in their parents hands, almost placing one's head upon the elder's lap.