Re: CHAT: Religions (was: Visible planets)

Isidora Zamora scripsit:

> > They usually do it in mirror
> >fashion to what their teacher does - i.e., they
> >cross in Eastern fashion, since the teacher will
> >cross herself left to right, the children see it
> >as right to left.
>
> I've seen them get it in the wrong direction frequently.  It takes awhile
> before they get it right.
Why not simply explain to Latin-rite kids that they should push and
Byzantine-rite kids that they should pull, at least the right-handed ones?
Even I can remember that despite my leftrightsia.

(I note that Latins are allowed to use the Orthodox style.)

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