Teachers wash their students’ feet !! in Korea [Something we don't see everyday]

z7oofy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:42:05 +0000

In a time where everything is being judged, and the respect for each other is losing little by little, when we see something like this, it’s actually turns our minds around for a while. perhaps these kind of events might refresh our memories and remind us who we really should be.

Following is an event took place in Korea. The original post is almost 1.5 years old but still feels good to read something like this.

“Teachers wash their students’ feet at a Seoul high school on May 14, a day before Teachers’ Day (May 15th), to thank students for respecting them:”

“Foot washing ceremony derives from the Christianity’s Maundy Thursday — Jesus Christ washed his disciples’ feet to express his love to them before the last supper.

Korean professors express good wishes to their students in the ‘foot washing ceremony’ “

The school master of a Pusan high school washes his student’ feet on honors day:

In Korea, not only teachers wash their students’ feet but also students wash their teachers’ feet to express their appreciation, the following photo was taken at a Korean campus:

Original post from [May 16, 2008] : http://www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?Display=1762

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