The Socotrans greet each other by touching their noses

Сокотрийцы здороваются носами

Except for usual handshake touching noses together once or three times when greeting is the Socotrans’ gesture of friendship and respect.

 

 

 

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    As far back as in Alexander of Maсedon’s times Socotra supplied a great deal of not only frankincense and myrrh, but also Dragon’s blood, which was rubbed in by gladiators before combats for quick wound healing.