Holding hands

[IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d166/99csmith/holding2.jpg[/IMG]

The British rock band from Havering, East London. Holding Hands consist of; Jonathan Bounds: Bass Guitar, Richard Smith: Drums, Chris Smith: Guitar and Vocals. Formed in 2004 at Havering Sixth College, their style of music has been compared to the likes of Radiohead, The Strokes, Muse and Joy Division. As of yet, they have released one demo entitled 'Demo 1'. They are currently working on new songs in the studio for their next project which is of yet untitled. For more info visit www.holdinghands.tk or www.myspace.com/holdinghands11.

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

• in various rituals:
  • handshake
  • in certain religious services, to pray
  • in various occult rituals
• to express friendship or love,
• to enjoy physical contact (not necessarily of erotic character),
• for emotional support,
• to guide (a child, a blind person, in darkness, etc.)
• to urge to follow,
• to keep together (in a crowd or in darkness),
• to help the other walking, standing or climbing up,
• to dance.

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 and some parts of Asia it is done also by men.

See also

• Physical intimacy
• Public display of affection
• Hands Across America (1986)

External links

• Pictures: [1] [2] [3] [4]