Shaking with the right hand while delivering a certificate with the left.

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The handshake is initiated when the two hands touch, immediately. It is commonly done upon meeting, greeting, parting, offering congratulations, or completing an agreement. Its purpose is to convey trust, balance, and equality.^[1] Handshakes possibly originated as a gesture showing that the hand holds no weapon. Look up Parting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Congratulations may refer to: Congratulations (song) - Cliff Richard song Congratulations (Eurovision) - 50 Years Anniversary for Eurovision Song Contest (named after Cliff Richards the song) Congratulations (Silvía Night song) Category: ... Look up Agreement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An agreement may be an agreement in beliefs, rules, practices (policies), or conduct. ...

In Anglophone countries, shaking hands is considered the standard greeting in business situations. In casual non-business situations, men are more likely to shake hands than women. It is considered to be in poor taste to show dominance with too strong a handshake^[2]; conversely, too weak a handshake (sometimes referred to as a "limp fish" or "dead fish" handshake) is also considered unseemly^[3]. Look up Anglophone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Customs

There are various customs surrounding handshakes, both generically and specific to certain cultures:

• Generally it is considered inappropriate to reject a handshake.

• In some cultures people shake both hands, but in most cultures people shake the right hand.

• Scouts specifically use a left handshake, as do practitioners of Fencing. This is due to the right hand being employed holding a pole or a sword respectively.

• Secret societies and fraternities and sororities often use secret handshakes to identify themselves as initiated brothers or sisters to outside members.

Seen here is an Islamic cleric shaking hands with a Rabbi.

• In American culture, there is a "Soul Brother Handshake," also called a "Power" or "Unity" shake, dating to the 1960s, begun among African-American men, and still widely practiced between men of various races and particularly among teenage boys as a gesture of close friendship. This is usually a three move procedure, beginning with a traditional, palm-to-palm clasp, followed in quick succession by a clasping at the hilt of the thumbs, and finally, by a hooked clasp of only the fingers, in the manner of railroad couplers. Variations include the above, followed by an exchange of facing palm slaps, as in "Gimme Five," or fist bumping, tops-to-bottoms, "the face slap", or knuckles-to-knuckles.^{[citation needed]}

• In Islam, handshakes are an old tradition, accompanied with a salutation known as As-Salamu Alaykum (peace be upon you).

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See also

• Greeting habits
• Holding hands
• Handshake Man
• Golden handshake
• Handshaking lemma

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References

1. ^ men.style.com - GQ Style Guy, June 2000
2. ^ men.style.com - GQ Style Guy, June 2000
3. ^ Handshaking: Do you know what your handshake says about you?