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Sequence of movement
With the index finger, a horizontal zigzag line is drawn on the back of the person addressed. This line starts at the bottom right next to the left shoulder blade, goes diagonally up to the right, down again a little and finally up to the right again.
Area of use
Germany
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Sequence of movement
Thumb and index finger of both hands form a C, the other fingers are bent loosely. Now place the four fingertips on the upper back between the shoulder blades in such a way that the two index finger tips and the two thumb tips touch each other. With a flowing movement of both hands outward, draw two lines on the back. At the end of the movement, move the two fingertips of the same hand perpendicular to each other, so that the previously drawn two lines now become a rectangle that represents the envelope. Before a second movement, form the left hand into a flat hand with a splayed thumb. Place the back of your hand on the upper left shoulder blade of the person you are addressing, where you previously drew the upper left corner of the envelope. In a flowing movement, pull the hand downwards at an angle and turn it slightly at the wrist so that the fingertips point slightly downwards at the end of the movement.
Area of use
Germany
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Sequence of movement
Thumb and index finger of both hands form a C, the other fingers are bent loosely. Now place the four fingertips on the upper back between the shoulder blades so that the two index finger tips and the two thumb tips touch each other. With a flowing movement of both hands outward, draw two lines on the back. At the end of the movement, move the two fingertips of the same hand perpendicular to each other, so that the two lines drawn before now become a rectangle representing the envelope. In a second gesture, you take the thumb of your right hand and press once on the spot of the imaginary envelope you just drew, where the stamp usually sticks.
Area of use
Germany
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Sequence of movement
You form a kind of fist with both hands, but stretch the index finger and little finger straight out. The tips of the thumbs rest on the bent fingers. Now one puts no slopes horizontally with the back of the hand on the back of the addressed person in such a way that they almost touch the two index finger tips and the two tips de small fingers. Both hands are now pulled horizontally apart - in each case in the direction of the shoulder. The resulting parallel lines should symbolize an envelope. In a second gesture, take the thumb of the right hand and press it once on the spot of the imaginary envelope you just drew, where the stamp usually sticks.
Area of use
Germany