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  2. Saturnalia - Wikipedia

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    Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through 19 December. By the 1st century B.C., the celebration had been extended through 23 December, for a total of seven days of festivities. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice ...

  3. Problem of induction - Wikipedia

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    The problem of induction is a philosophical problem that questions the rationality of predictions about unobserved things based on previous observations. These inferences from the observed to the unobserved are known as "inductive inferences". David Hume, who first formulated the problem in 1739, [1] argued that there is no non-circular way to ...

  4. 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.

  5. Etiquette in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Bows of thanks follow the same pattern. In extreme cases a kneeling bow is performed; this bow is sometimes so deep that the forehead touches the floor. This is called lit. ' most respectful bow ' (最敬礼, saikeirei). When dealing with non-Japanese people, many Japanese will shake hands. Since many non-Japanese are familiar with the custom ...

  6. Proskynesis - Wikipedia

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    Proskynesis ( / ˌprɒskɪˈniːsɪs / ), also called proscynesis ( / ˌprɒsɪˈniːsɪs /) or proskinesis ( / ˌprɒskɪˈniːsɪs /; Greek: προσκύνησις proskýnēsis; Latin: adoratio ), was a solemn gesture of respect towards gods and people in many societies. Among the Persians, it referred to a man prostrating himself and ...

  7. Ancient Greek military personal equipment - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as spears. [1] Soldiers were required to provide their own panoply, which could prove expensive ...