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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.
to arm wrestle

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.

The expression "holding hands" can also be used to sarcastically refer to excessive guidance, as in "Our supervisor has been holding our hands on this project".

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 *to [[dance]].
 *to [[Arm wrestling|arm wrestle]]
-*a sarcastic expression meaning to provide excessive guidance
 Whether friends hold hands depends on [[culture]] and [[gender role|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.
+The expression "holding hands" can also be used to sarcastically refer to excessive guidance, as in "Our supervisor has been holding our hands on this project".
 [[Category:Human communication]]