World Children's Story Classics: Family Stories

Chapter 57 "Handshake"

People have various meeting etiquettes after meeting, such as the Chinese arching ceremony, the Western hug ceremony, and the knee-hugging ceremony and waist-hugging ceremony of some ethnic groups.But the most common and popular one is probably the handshake.So, how did the handshake come about?
According to legend, the handshake ceremony, like many other etiquettes, also comes from ancient Greece.At that time, if two samurai met unexpectedly, they would naturally draw their swords and face each other when they realized that the other was an enemy.But if they think that the other party is not hostile - both warriors will spread their hands, slowly reach out to each other, and finally hold together.This kind of behavior clearly tells the other party: I am not hostile to you, come and touch it, I don’t have a weapon in my hand, this kind of etiquette is in the era of cold weapons.spread very widely.In the end, even ordinary civilians regard it as a kind of meeting etiquette, and it has been passed down to this day.

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