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2. De Bow's Review - Wikipedia

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   DeBow's Review. De Bow's Review was a widely-circulated magazine [1] [page needed] of "agricultural, commercial, and industrial progress and resource" in the American South during the mid-19th century, from 1846 to 1884. [1] Before the Civil War, the magazine "recommended the best practices for wringing profits from slaves." [2]

3. Marriage vows - Wikipedia

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   Marriage vows. Wedding ceremony at Kiuruvesi Church in Kiuruvesi, Finland, July 2007. Marriage vows are promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony based upon Western Christian norms. They are not universal to marriage and not necessary in most legal jurisdictions. They are not even universal within Christian ...

4. Kowtow - Wikipedia

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   Romanization. kōtō or historical kaitō (noun); nukazuku or nukatsuku or nukadzuku (verb) A kowtow / ˈkaʊtaʊ / is the act of deep respect shown by prostration, that is, kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground. In Sinospheric culture, the kowtow is the highest sign of reverence.

5. Prostration - Wikipedia

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   The processional cross is veiled in black, the liturgical colour associated with Good Friday in many Western Christian denominations. Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the ...

6. Mongolia under Qing rule - Wikipedia

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   Mongolia under Qing rule was the rule of the Manchu -led Qing dynasty of China over the Mongolian Plateau, including the four Outer Mongolian aimags ( a.k.a. "leagues") and the six Inner Mongolian aimags from the 17th century to the end of the dynasty. The term "Mongolia" is used here in the broader historical sense, and includes an area much ...

7. Mano (gesture) - Wikipedia

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   Mano ( Tagalog: pagmamano) is an "honouring-gesture" used in Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of requesting a blessing from the elder. Similar to hand-kissing, the person giving the greeting bows towards the hand of the elder and presses their forehead on the elder's hand.