Title: Kneeling - Wikipedia
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Content: This is different from western culture and other religions since these daily rituals are not necessarily tied to their religion but instead more to their society and culture. Japan
Two forms of kneeling or prostration in Japanese culture, Dogeza, and Seiza . Dogeza is a traditional form of respectful bowing to acknowledge superiors. This practice is two steps kneeling down onto the ground, then bending over to touch the head to the ground. It can also be to express apology or attempt to bless someone with your good favor. This practice is mainly a form of formal and deeply emotional apology to someone of a higher rank than you within society. This is more of an older form of reverence, though, that has fallen out of practice. Seiza is another Japanese kneeling position that refers to the traditional way of sitting down in Japan. This is a formal way of sitting down which was adopted by Japan after the Edo period. Since then, it has now become the traditional way of sitting down within the household and for certain cultural events.