握手是怎么成为通用的问候方式的？
<p>为了阻止新冠病毒的传播，人们已经停止握手，改为其他问候方式。握手是从什么时候起成为现代通用的问候方式的呢？历史学家表示，这个真不太好说。</p><p><span word="Shaking">Shaking</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reign">reign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Assyria">Assyria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Shalmaneser">Shalmaneser</span> <span word="III">III</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="BCE">BCE</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="clasping">clasping</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iliad">Iliad</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="dated">dated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 8<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="BCE">BCE</span>, <span word="mentions">mentions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> “<span word="clasped">clasped</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>.” <span word="Centuries">Centuries</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> “<span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swore">swore</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>.” <span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sands">sands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>握手作为一种打招呼的方式似乎一直都存在。确实，公元前9世纪亚述国王撒缦以色三世统治时期的宝座上就刻着两个人握手的图案。通常认为创作于公元前8世纪的《伊利亚德》也提到，两个角色“握住彼此的手，以表忠心”。几个世纪之后，莎士比亚在《皆大欢喜》中写道，两个角色“握手并结为兄弟”。握手也许看起来是一种古老的习俗，但随着时间的流逝，已经难以寻根溯源。</p>
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