Give hugs (with permission, of course!)
metmike: I get many of these from various lists. This one is intriguing because of the affects of the Coronavirus.
You can bet the number of hugs...........kisses, handshakes and human contact is plunging right now because of the fear people have of catching the Coronavirus.
https://fortune.com/2020/02/07/disneyland-coronavirus-closed-hugs/
From India:
Best way to greet seniors
A lot of us in India are raised with the habit of greeting elders with a namaste. Do you know why? Because namaste signifies paying respect. The other person is sure to be flattered.
Hugs and kisses are a BIG NO
Apart from the regular handshakes, hugs and peck on the cheek are the most common way of greeting people across the world. But now that the coronavirus calamity is upon us, these forms of greetings come with the risk of spreading the infection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste
Namaste (/ˈnɑːməsteɪ/, Devanagari: नमस्ते, Hindi pronunciation: [nəməsteː] (
listen)), sometimes spoken as Namaskar and Namaskaram, is a customary Indian greeting.[1] In the contemporary era, it is found on the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and among the Indian diaspora worldwide. The gesture (but not the term namaste for it) is widely used in the parts of Southeast Asia where Indian religions are strong. It is used both for greeting and leave-taking.[2][3]
Namaste is usually spoken with a slight bow and hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointing upwards, thumbs close to the chest. This gesture is called Añjali Mudrā; the standing posture incorporating it is Pranamasana.[4]
In Hinduism, it means "I bow to the divine in you".[1] Namaste may also be spoken without the gesture, or the gesture may be performed wordlessly.
Pressing hands together with a smile to greet Namaste – a common cultural practice in India
Left: Hindu god Kubera on the left with a person in Namaste pose (13th century Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura, Karnataka, India). Namaste or Añjali Mudrā are common in historic Hindu temple reliefs.
Right: Entrance pillar relief (Thrichittatt Maha Vishnu Temple, Kerala, India).
Namaste (Namas + te) is derived from Sanskrit and is a combination of the word namas and the second person dative pronoun in its enclitic form, te.[5] The word namaḥ takes the sandhi form namas before the sound te.[6][7]
The term namas is found in the Vedic literature. Namas-krita and related terms appear in the Hindu scripture Rigveda such as