Parting traditions

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Bowing (also called stooping) is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol. It is most prominent in Asian cultures but it is also typical of nobility and aristocracy in many European countries. It is also used in religious contexts, as a form of worship or veneration. Sometimes the gesture may be limited to lowering the head such as in Indonesia, and in many cultures several degrees of the lowness of the bow are distinguished and regarded as appropriate for different circumstances. It is especially prominent in Nepal, India, Cambodia, T

type of social gesture, which references a kiss

social kissing gesture

thumb|upright|left|King Mithridates I Callinicus or [[Antiochus I of Commagene shaking hands with Hercules]] thumb|upright|Dexiosis on Attic Lekythos 5th century BCE

A valediction (; derivation from Latin ), parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, or a speech made at a farewell.

"parting cup" given by the Highlanders to guests when they are leaving and have their feet in the stirrups