Do you have a culture of touching feet of your elders?

[Sanjeev]

Here in India we have such a culture of touching feet of our elders while greetings them. It is customary to touch an elder's feet as a sign of respect and appreciation. Touching the feet of elders, teachers, or other well-known individuals is a sign of courtesy, respect, and reverence. Hinduism views the feet as a sacred part that represents humility and submission. It is said that touching feet will bring good fortune, blessings, and spiritual guidance from the elder.

Do you have such culture in your society or have some unique culture?

 

[deucher]

It's cool that different cultures have different ways, but with us everything is simpler and it's a simple handshake or even simple words spoken with respect. Older people know that they are respected

 

[eLdavis]

Not really, am not sure though but I think the Yoruba have something similar. Though we can also lay down to great our elders at times.

 

[Kingpin]

In India all cultures and religions have this but slowly with time parents don't teach their kids to touch feet of their parents or relatives.

 

[Sanjeev]

I appreciate my wife for it. She always teaches kids about our culture and traditions. I know people these days are forgetting them, but that's fine because they have their preferences. I remember that my parents didn't teach me such things, but I feel happy to see my kids doing all the things that I was not taught.

 

[Kingpin]

It depends on parents and in our society some of the parents make their kids touch feet of their neighbors while others don't do that

 

[Sanjeev]

Absolutely, it depends on person to person how they teach their kids. I have never taught my kids to do that because I never touch elders's feet; it's my wife who taught my son to do that. It's fine to do that and get the blessings of the elders.