Crossing fingers to achieve your own good luck, or in a display of hopeful solidarity that things go well for someone else, is a widely recognized gesture. The finger-cross has a long history ...

President Joe Biden said Thursday he's keeping his fingers crossed that 3-year-old Abigail ... Abigail Mor-Edan, 3, in an undated image. In the early days of the crisis, officials described ...

MORE: Movies are helping scientists map how the brain responds to audio and visual stimulation Magical thinking can be as benign as knocking on wood to avoid bad luck or crossing fingers for good ...

D.C. A photo of Santos appeared to show him crossing his fingers as he was sworn into the House of Representatives earlier this week. More Win McNamee/Getty Images While Santos has owned up to a ...

“I think we’re crossing our fingers to avoid a S114 situation,” he said. Meanwhile, Janet Clowes of the Conservatives, said: “We need to do everything in our power to avoid a 114.

How did fingers crossed come to mean good luck? A brief history of this very valuable hand gesture. Does crossing fingers reduce pain?, external Made by Dayglow Media & Pencil & Pepper ...