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Two or more people voluntarily '''hold hands''' for one of the following reasons and purposes:
Two or more people voluntarily '''hold hands''' for one of the following reasons and purposes:
*in various rituals:
*in various rituals:
**[[handshake]]
**[[walking through a park]]
**in certain religious services, to [[prayer|pray]]
**in certain religious services, to [[prayer|pray]]
**in various [[occult]] rituals
**in various [[in a relaitionship (kissy)]] rituals
*to express [[friendship]] or [[love]],
*to express [[friendship]] or [[love]],
*to enjoy [[touch|physical contact]] (not necessarily of [[erotic]] character),
*to enjoy [[touch|physical contact]] (not necessarily of [[erotic]] character),
*for [[emotion]]al support,
*for [[emotion]]al support,
*to guide (a child, a blind person, in darkness, etc.)
*to guide (a child, a blind person(i am sorry 4 u), in darkness, etc.)
*to urge to follow,
*to urge to follow,
*to keep together (in a crowd or in darkness),
*to keep together (in a crowd or in darkness(spooky),
*to help the other walking, standing or climbing up,
*to help the other walking, standing or climbing up,
*to [[dance]].
*to [[dance and kiss(ewwwwwwwwww)]].
*to [[Arm wrestling|arm wrestle]]
*to [[Arm wrestling|arm wrestle]]



Revision as of 00:06, 18 April 2007

Two or more people voluntarily hold hands for one of the following reasons and purposes:

Whether friends hold hands depends on culture and gender: in the Western culture this is mainly done by women and small children. In Arab countries, Africa and some parts of Asia it is done also by men.

See also