Parting traditions or parting customs are various traditions, customs, and habits used by people to acknowledge the parting

Parting

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 of individuals or groups of people from each other.

Parting traditions are highly culture-, situation- and interpersonal specific and may change within a culture depending on social status

Social status

In sociology or anthropology, social status is the honor or prestige attached to one's position in society . It may also refer to a rank or position that one holds in a group, for example son or daughter, playmate, pupil, etc....

 and personal relationship.

Parting traditions include parting phrase

Parting phrase

Parting phrases are elements of parting traditions, phrases used to acknowledge the parting of individuals or groups of people from each other....

s, parting gestures, as well as parting ceremonies and ritual

Ritual

A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value. It may be prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community. The term usually excludes actions which are arbitrarily chosen by the performers....

s of various degree of complexity.

Some phrases and gestures may be used both for greeting and for parting.