Crossed fingers

Cross his fingers is a hand gesture used to superstitiously wish for good luck or to cancel a promise, a vow or oath. The alleged loophole of crossed fingers, while some promises or vows, is exploited usually of school age children.

The crossing of the fingers by bending the middle finger over the index finger, is to bring ( good ) luck. This goes back to the days when you crossed your fingers, witches and other characters who are possessed by evil spirits to fend off with this gesture. It is also regarded as ( bad ) luck / bad luck if you cross your fingers on both hands simultaneously.

Christians believe that crossed fingers the confirmation of their faith in Jesus Christ to serve, where it is said that he died on the cross in Judea under Roman rule (hence the crossed fingers). Crossed fingers may have been used as a secret sign among Christian faithful, especially during their persecution.

Some believe that this gesture originates from pre-Christian times and in many early European cultures, two people were required to make the sign with their index fingers, which, in order to express an a wish, the other, to affirm him. It was believed that the cross is a symbol of unity, and that benign spirits at the intersection stay - wish on the cross was a figurative way to secure the wish at the intersection until it came true. Over the years this custom has been modified so that an individual could make a wish for themselves.

The gesture of the "crossed fingers " is used for the logo of the National Lottery in the United Kingdom and for the Oregon and Virginia Lottery in the United States.

Crossed fingers behind the back can also be used to if you make a promise / a vow or an assertion prepares to indicate that one is lying. This is also used on television and in films to give the audience a hint, while the other actors noticed nothing.

In some countries, other gestures symbolize the desire for happiness, for example, fingers crossed, this means that one wishes someone luck.