Handshake

A hand will stretch out towards an outstretched hand. A hand will open for an opened hand. ~ Sumerian proverb

A handshake is a short ritual in which two people grasp one of each other's like hands, in most cases accompanied by a brief up-and-down movement of the grasped hands.

Quotes

• Do you know where the handshake comes from? In ancient times it was a way to prove to a stranger that you did not carry weapons. Yes, offer your open hand to show that you did not have bad intentions. I wonder if the viruses know it.
  • Contagion, written by Scott Z. Burns (2011)

• A hand will stretch out towards an outstretched hand. A hand will open for an opened hand.
  • Sumerian proverb, Collection III at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, 3rd millennium BC.

See also

• Hand
• Greeting