Mano (Tagalog: pagmamano) is an "honouring-gesture" used in Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of requesting a blessing...
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Sign of the horns (redirect from Horns gesture)
The sign of the horns is a hand gesture with a variety of meanings and uses in various cultures. It is formed by extending the index and little fingers...
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Greeting (section Greeting gestures)
tipping High-five Hug Kowtow Mano (gesture) Namaste Pranāma Pressing noses Salute Sampeah Tehniyat Waving, the gesture of moving one's hand back and...
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grain Mano (gesture), a Filipino gesture of respect Mano (mythology), a female deity in Sámi mythology Mano Maritime, an Israeli cruise line Mano machine...
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forefinger to resemble the shape of an L on the forehead is an insulting gesture. Mano pantea, which is a traditional way to ward off the evil eye, is made...
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Hand-kissing (category Gestures)
period films, such as Dangerous Liaisons. Greeting Salute Kissing hands Mano (gesture) "Do you know about the secrets of hand-kiss?". Academie de Bernadac...
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The quenelle (French pronunciation: [kə.nɛl]) is a gesture created and popularized by French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala. He first used it in 2005...
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"honoring-gesture" used in Filipino culture as a sign of respect to elders. The film focuses on the lives of the Chinese Filipino community. Mano Po stars...
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Thumb signal (redirect from Thumbs up (gesture))
is a common hand gesture achieved by a closed fist held with the thumb extended upward or downward, respectively. The thumbs-up gesture is associated with...
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Che vuoi? (category Hand gestures)
the best known hand gestures of Italy. In English, it is sometimes referred to as "pinched fingers" or "finger purse" (Italian: mano a borsa). It is meant...
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is the mano cornuta or "horned hand." This is an Italian hand gesture (or an amulet imitative of the gesture) to ward off the evil eye. Mano means "hand"...
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Black Hand (extortion) (redirect from Le Mano Nera)
Black Hand (Italian: Mano Nera) was a type of Italian extortion racket. Originally developed in the eighteenth century, Black Hand extortion was exported...
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Mountza (category Hand gestures)
called faskeloma (Greek: φασκέλωμα [faˈskeloma]) is the most traditional gesture of insult among Greeks. It consists of extending and spreading all fingers...
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Bras d'honneur (category Hand gestures)
Iberian slap, forearm jerk, Italian salute, or Kozakiewicz's gesture, is an obscene gesture that communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly...
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admitted to the hospital by Mano, who donates blood to her to save her life. Keerthana, who appears grateful to Mano for his gesture, invites him to Paris to...
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Namaste (category Gestures of respect)
touching and fingers pointing upwards, thumbs close to the chest. This gesture is called añjali mudrā; the standing posture incorporating it is pranāmāsana...
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may refer to: Sign of the horns, a hand and two-finger gesture also called Devil's Horns, mano cornuta and corna "The Devil's Horns", a 1939 story from...
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Bellamy salute (category Hand gestures)
The Bellamy salute is a palm-out salute created by James B. Upham as the gesture that was to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance, whose text had...
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Roman salute (category Hand gestures)
The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers...
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Breast or Gentleman with his Hand on his Chest) (Spanish: El caballero de la mano en el pecho) is an oil painting by El Greco, one of the earliest works painted...
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Raised fist (category Hand gestures)
strength, or resistance. The origin of the raised fist as either a symbol or gesture is unclear. Its use in trade unionism, anarchism, and the labor movement...
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Pointing (category Hand gestures)
Pointing is a gesture specifying a direction from a person's body, usually indicating a location, person, event, thing or idea. It typically is formed...
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Bowing in Japan (category Gestures)
at the waist and keep one's back completely straight during the bowing gesture. Failure to do so is often thought of as an indication of lethargy, insincerity...
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Origin of language (redirect from Gestural origins theory)
that language evolved from gesture. Further evidence suggests that gesture and language are linked. In humans, manually gesturing has an effect on concurrent...
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S. Chithra returned as a permanent judge of the show. Playback singers Mano, and Malgudi Subha also joined the show as permanent judges to replace Usha...
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yaw-yan which was created by Prof. Napoleon Fernandez in 1972. Mano Mano: (From Spanish mano, meaning hand lit. hand to hand) Incorporates punches, kicks...
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Nazi salute (category Hand gestures)
salute, also known as the Hitler salute, or the Sieg Heil salute, is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The salute is performed by...
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Mishloach manot (redirect from Mishloach manos)
literally, 'sending of portions'; also spelled and pronounced mishloach manos), or shalech mones (Yiddish: שלח־מנות Yiddish pronunciation: [ʃaləχmɔnəs])...
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Jazz hands (category Hand gestures)
jazz fingers.[citation needed] Depending on the performance venue, both gestures can be associated with campiness. Probably the biggest proponent of jazz...
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