After going on a bit of a mission to good old steers in Sea Point, i glanced over the road at the church, which was vibing like the club i was at last night it got me thinking about religion and what beliefs go into the foot. So i spent a bit of time looking in to it today and this is some of the interesting information I found.
Many societies have "foot taboos." In countries strongly influenced by Buddhism
(e.g. Thailand, Nepal), feet are the least respected parts of the body and strong taboos obtain against touching with feet, pointing with feet, or exposing the sole of the foot toward someone. In Thai custom, feet should not be in a higher position than someone's head and must never face someone or an image of the Buddha. In Nepal, sleeping on the floor with someone's feet oriented toward another sleeper is considered entirely unacceptable. Traditional Arab culture also has the same anti-foot bias as in the Nepal or Thailand cultures.
You can see how much this guy disrespects his feet, just look at his toenails!
Foot washing or washing of feet is a religious rite observed as an ordinance by several Christian denominations. Christian denominations that observe foot washing do so on the basis of the authoritative example and command of Jesus as found in the Gospel of John 13:1-15. The rite of foot washing finds its roots in scripture. After the death of the apostles, the practice was gradually lost. In Roman Catholic Church, the ritual washing of feet is now associated with the Mass of the Lord's Supper, which celebrates in a special way the Last Supper of Jesus, before which he washed the feet of his twelve apostles.
What a good oke - here's J-man giving his mates feet a scrub.
I hope my mates are looking at this!
Its very interesting to see the differences of these two cultures and how they view feet.
crazy!
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