Greet Each Other With A Kiss?

[Vine Abider]

Just now, Mama Etna said:

The handshake is the western culture version of the kiss.  I have been the target of hugs from more demonstrative folks.

Hey, nothing wrong with a good hug!  I hug the brothers and occasionally the sisters. (some bros are admittedly a little stiff when I do that, so I just hug 'em harder LOL)

[Solus Christus]

27 minutes ago, Mama Etna said:

The handshake is the western culture version of the kiss.  I have been the target of hugs from more demonstrative folks.

I like the shaking of the wrist, which predates the handshake. Knights did that because it insured you couldn’t draw a weapon. 

[Marathoner]

57 minutes ago, Solus Christus said:

I was referring holy hitting twhen you knighted someone you smote them across the face after they take their knightly oath. The holy hitting was replaced later with using the flat of the blade on shoulders. 

Yep.

Arise!...

Sir Loin of Beef...

Earl of Cloves...

Baron of Munchausen...

And all that. 

 

[Marathoner]

51 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

Hey, nothing wrong with a good hug!  I hug the brothers and occasionally the sisters. (some bros are admittedly a little stiff when I do that, so I just hug 'em harder LOL)

A few packets of ketchup under the collar might break you of that habit... 

Go ahead, give me a squeeze! 

[Solus Christus]

11 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

Yep.

Arise!...

Sir Loin of Beef...

Earl of Cloves...

Baron of Munchausen...

And all that. 

 

Lol my ref is Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven scene when Balian is knighted by his father. 

Edited July 29, 2023 by Solus Christus

[Marathoner]

Just an FYI, we can't link or post videos in this forum. 

[Solus Christus]

2 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

Just an FYI, we can't link or post videos in this forum. 

Ah.. I did not know. 

[Marathoner]

14 minutes ago, Solus Christus said:

Ah.. I did not know. 

No worries. Just edit the post and remove the video.  

Humor aside, I'm familiar with what you were referring to. There are a plethora of archaic customs that, interestingly enough, are parodied in those ridiculous Bugs Bunny cartoons. For example, the dropping of a glove: part of the old European ritual of challenging another to a duel. The target would pick up the glove, signaling their acceptance...

Only Bugs Bunny dropped a bar of lead in said glove and smacked Yosemite Sam repeatedly with it until there were nothing but chunks in the glove. 

We Americans are famous for poking fun at archaic traditions. I don't do that myself. I accepted the "holy kiss" graciously. I wasn't expecting that but, coming from that fellow, it was his way of saying that we are brothers in Jesus Christ.

[Neighbor]

As an aside  there are two holy kisses recorded within the Bible that were deceitfully planted.

[Ray12614]

My church has a custom of hand shaking with those we don't know very well, and then holy hugging (as contrasted with un-holy hugging) with those whom we have healthy respectful honorary father, mother, sister, brother, grand child relationships.

In another church early in my faith, I had one elderly man who was filled with the Holy Spirit, genuine love for Jesus and God's people give me a kiss on the cheek, and said 'I love ya son'. Not long after that he passed into glory to be with Jesus.  I will always remember that as respectful, and tender hearted.

Above all else my advice is that all greetings (kind word, hand shake, hug, holy kiss) be done respectfully, and genuinely, OR don't do them at all. Fake greetings are an offense to the Holy Spirit.