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The bras d'honneur is known by various names in different languages, including the Iberian slap, [a] forearm jerk, Italian salute, [b] or Kozakiewicz's gesture. [ c ] [ 1 ] Use and names by country
In the Philippines, civilians salute the national flag during flag raising and upon hearing the Philippine National Anthem by standing at attention and doing the same hand-to-heart salute as their American, Italian, Nigerian, and South African counterparts. People wearing hats or caps must bare their heads and hold the headwear over their heart ...
Roman salute is a salute made by a small group of people holding their arms outward with fingertips touching. It was adopted by the Italian Fascists and likely inspired the Hitler salute. Salute refers to a number of gestures used to display respect, especially among armed forces.
The Roman salute, also known as the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground.
In some modern Romance languages, words descended from the Latin word salus (such as salute in Italian, salut in Catalan and Romanian, salud in Spanish) are similarly used as a toast. (However, sănătate in Romanian, santat in Occitan and santé in French are from Latin sanitas "health.")
Ciao (/ tʃ aʊ / CHOW, Italian: ⓘ) is an informal salutation in the Italian language that is used for both "hello" and "goodbye".. Originally from the Venetian language, it has entered the vocabulary of English and of many other languages around the world.
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...
A demonstration of the sign of the horns. The sign of the horns is a hand gesture with a variety of meanings and uses in various cultures. It is formed by extending the index and little fingers while holding the middle and ring fingers down with the thumb.