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Where did the custom of clapping hands together, to show appreciation, originate?

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  • 9 years ago
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    Long, long time ago, about 500 AD, people would get drunk and start clapping. Then they would clap [while drunk] at something nice. Then it evolved into showing appreciation.

    Source(s): history of arabia
  • 5 years ago

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