Why do young people throw zig? No matter what they say, the ridge is a Nazi salute

IN Lately I see more and more often how young guys raise their hands up in greeting each other - they throw a zigza. Powerful psychological effect. On older generation it evokes fear and horror, as it is associated with fascism and the white general. However, on many forums this gesture is attributed to our Slavic ancestors. But there is no obvious historical evidence for this.

This is what prompted me to search and systematize, albeit crudely, but uniting all the theories about the appearance of the ridge!

Actually, what is this concept of “zig” and how to “throw” it?
“Ziga” (from German “sieg” - victory, winning) is a gesture of greeting the Sun: from the heart to the Sun along the path of the right hand; the palm of the left hand lies with the inner side on the stomach, forming a zig-rune.

Description: the open palm of the right hand with fingers folded towards each other touches the left side of the chest, where the heart is anatomically located, then sharply rushes forward and upward, while the person’s gaze is directed upward, to the Sun, since it is with this gesture that the person greets and connects with him on an energy path through your right hand. This was a description of the gesture “from the heart to the Sun.” When throwing a zig and establishing a high-quality energy connection, the formation of a zig rune is also important, for this the palm of the left hand should lie with the inside on the stomach

Now we understand what ridge means and what it looks like. But! It turned out there was more than one ridge. There are 3 types: large, medium and small.
Conventionally, the types of zig can be illustrated by the following:

-(sources are listed at the end of the document)

Now, I think, everything has become clear to everyone and we can move on to the issue of origin.
To begin with, I will briefly outline all the versions I found:

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We collect grains of knowledge and answer the questions in order.

1. Greeting the Sun God (gods?) by the Slavs

As described above, ridge is a greeting to the Sun. When our hands form a rune when throwing a zig, we give part of the energy to the Sun through the palm. We praise him! Thank you for the warmth and light! This is how we express our love for our father. In the Slavic tradition left hand taking (to oneself, to the heart), the right one is giving (from oneself, from the heart). That is why, when making a greeting gesture, we first put our right hand to our heart, and only then raise it up!

To confirm this hypothesis, I would like to note one more gesture. When addressing the Gods, we raise both hands up! Thus, we form with our body the Algiz rune, the rune of life:

I think we have all seen more than once in films and frescoes how priests raise both hands towards the Gods! This gesture means a completely open appeal, an appeal. Therefore, it was used only to deities or in grief and sorrow to one’s “king.” In this way we entrust ourselves entirely to them.

However, if we turn this rune over, we get the rune of death. And if we put them on top of each other, we get the letter “F”. What does “life” mean in Old Church Slavonic? As is known, there are no analogues to this among the Germanic peoples.

Therefore, a simple greeting occurs with only one hand, giving with the right! From the heart to the sun! Greetings to life!

But it’s still worth remembering that our grandparents, their parents, all our ancestors greeted strangers with a bow and a reverse gesture!!! Right hand from the heart to the ground!

1. Greetings of fellow tribesmen by ancient peoples

In the annals of ancient peoples and customs, there is a mention of greeting other people by raising the right hand up. Which meant a peaceful attitude, the absence of weapons in hands.

Now remember how you greet your friend when you see him from afar? That's right! You raise your right hand with your open palm facing him. Doesn't remind you of anything? Exactly. This gesture has a striking resemblance to the medium and small ridge! But these gestures are thousands of years old. They were still used by the Indians many years before Hitler, the bloody general, came to power!

So that you do not doubt these words, I want to give examples of swastikas that Hitler borrowed from other nations.

Everyone knows that He, whose name cannot be mentioned, created a special unit - Ahnenerbe.

Which was engaged in the search for ancient magical artifacts and symbols, alchemy and weapons of the Gods. That is why Sonder teams were sent to the mountains of Tibet in search of Shambhala. Interests were also turned to the ancient Sumerians. Information about the God Thor was also of interest. And he is known to be the god of war.

This image shows a Peruvian Indian in national dress. 1910
Do you see this symbol, the swastika? So, this symbol is associated with the sun (what, the sun again?).
Still would! The ancient Slavs used a similar sign to designate their people - a bracelet, a solstice:

From here we can move on to the patches of the Red Army soldiers of 1918:

Only later, these data were changed or destroyed so that there would be no coincidence with the black and bloody politics of Germany in the 40s.

Now you know that the greeting gesture itself, the zig, and the swastika, existed long before the advent of fascism in Germany.

1. Greetings from military and political leaders

They say that the greeting of the leaders came from Rome. To Italy, and only then to Germany.

According to this sculpture, the body is formed by a zig-rune. But the right arm is slightly bent and the hand is relaxed. But there are no clearer sources of information. Therefore, it is not yet possible to say that the Romans threw ridges.

Well, we got to Mussolini and Hitler.

Now think carefully and remember: how was Hitler greeted, how did Hitler himself throw a zag? Well?

The fascist movement greeted its leader with a sharp swing of his straight right hand FROM THE HIP! That is, not from the chest, not from the heart, but from the earth! This type Hitler used ridges to increase psychological pressure at ceremonies. It is also possible that this greeting equated him with God, with a superior race.

Epilogue .

Now we see and know that the zig and swastika are not the personification of fascism and its creation. They just borrowed and changed a little appearance ancient gestures and images. And the propaganda of the superior race, blood and camps accompanied by cries of “Sieg Heil!” and the swastika was nullified by our memory. And censorship Soviet authorities, the church inquisition destroyed the last crumbs of knowledge and memory of our peoples. Everything that was more or less reminiscent of fascism /
And only in the ancient temples of India and Tibet can you see the swastika as it was before!

IN Soviet time people were simpler than now, not so indifferent to each other. If someone saw that a teenager was throwing a ridge (raising his right hand in a fascist salute), such a joker would at least receive a good punch from the first person passing by. And the enemy would have been handed over to the police. And then, you see, the KGB would be interested in such behavior. Because our people paid a terrible price for getting rid of fascism.

The niece needs to be forced to show several Soviet films about the fascists, about their atrocities, so that you feel ashamed and never do that again.

Sieg is a Nazi salute, derived from the cry of Sieg Heil! (Glory to Victory!) with the right arm thrown forward and upward. None sacred meaning or the ridge does not have an ancient Aryan origin, it was invented by Rudolf Hess at one of the rallies.

This is what the ridge looks like:

Such an expression as throwing a zig bert originated in the ranks of the Nazis. The fact is that this expression means a kind of greeting with one hand thrown up. For our country, for obvious reasons, such a greeting is unacceptable.

The road to hell is trampled by good intentions - this is about a ridge. When the Germans threw zigs - they stretched their right arms up, they thus worshiped the Sun and asked him for victory, thinking that they were doing the right thing, cleansing the world of wickedness. Hitler screwed up their brains, and still some young people with low IQs rush around, don’t like blacks and consider this a normal phenomenon.

Here are instructions on how to throw a zig correctly:



If anyone doesn’t understand, the Nazis threw zigs.

To zig means to throw out your hand with the cry of Sieg Heil, as was customary among the Nazis. And for some reason they associate (the Nazis fuck them!) this zigging with the symbol of infinity, that is, a rotated figure eight...

Zig (throw a zig) is a welcoming hand movement, gesture. Ziga has been known since pagan times, because in essence it is a symbolic form of greeting the Sun expressed in raising the hand. Therefore, this is not stupidity, but a form of worship of pagan gods and harmony with the outside world (according to at least Then).

The ridge is done in motion: from the heart in the direction of the Sun, with the right hand. At the same time, the left hand with its palm will remain (lie) on the stomach. This forms a zig rune.

As often happens in history, new content is added to the old well-thought-out form, completely distorting it in meaning, tying it to an unnatural, unnatural and simply inhumane action. Just like what happened with the swastika.

The Nazis, having adopted this greeting gesture, introduced a negative, anti-human meaning into it. With their vile actions (starting a war, killing millions of people), they denigrated Zig. Modern Nazis are doing the same now.

It will probably take a lot of time to return the original meaning of zige

This expression comes from the Nazis. They greeted each other like that. Throw your arms up and shout Sieg Heil!. This is what modern youth call throwing a zig. Not the best thing your child could learn. Have an educational conversation and take action.

Ziga. Zigzag. Hail Hitler. Sieg Heil.

Nazi salute, right hand up, as in Heil Hitler.

True, this gesture has a justification.

First, the right hand is placed on the heart. Then he goes up with his open palm.

It's ancient Slavic greeting, meaning from the heart to the sun. From heart to heaven.

After the baptism of Rus' it almost disappeared.

Now many people are returning to the Faith of their ancestors, the one that existed before baptism.

And there is nothing wrong with the fact that the niece throws a zig.

If only there was no war.

The expression to throw a zig goes back to ancient times, but the most important time is the Second World War and before the Second World War, when it was customary in Germany to throw a zig to Hitler or say Sieck Heil, Heil Hitler, many people know that Hitler was obsessed with antiquities and believed in prophecies and the magic of many things, but this is already in other descriptions.

Throwing a zig or zigan means to greet someone as the Nazis did in their time. In our time and in our country, such a movement is unacceptable. I know of a case where they gave me 15 days for slogging near a monument.

Introduction.
This article has the goal of educating the youngest representatives of the NS movement. The article will discuss issues related to the use of zigs such as:
Definition of the concept of "ridge";
Correct execution of the ridge;
The meaning of using ridge;
Types of zig;
Graphic materials will also be given as examples for clarity.

Definition of the concept of "ridge".
“Ziga” (from German “sieg” - victory, winning) is a gesture of greeting the Sun: from the heart to the Sun along the path of the right hand; the palm of the left hand lies with the inner side on the stomach, forming a zig-rune.
Description: the open palm of the right hand with fingers folded towards each other touches the left side of the chest, where the heart is anatomically located, then sharply rushes forward and upward, while the person’s gaze is directed upward, to the Sun, since it is with this gesture that the person greets and connects with him on an energy path through your right hand. This was a description of the gesture “from the heart to the Sun.” When throwing a zig and establishing a high-quality energy connection, the formation of a zig run is also important; for this, the palm of the left hand should lie with the inside on the stomach (as in Fig. 1).

The meaning of using ridge.
In ancient times, our ancestors, the Aryan peoples, universally used the practice of throwing ridges, welcoming and praising pagan gods, first of all, the god of the Sun, thus connecting as an “energy bridge” with the highest spiritual power through the means of information and energy exchange. Later, the gesture was also used to greet military and political leaders. In Nazi Germany in the second quarter of the twentieth century, special attention was paid to ridge. The gesture was used mainly to greet each other: ordinary citizens threw large zigs, while high-ranking leaders had the right to throw small and medium zigs, which indicated their higher position in society (read about small, large, and medium zigs in the section Types of zigs ). In Germany, among the military, it was customary to add to the traditional ridge the biting clicking of heels while throwing the ridge.
In our time, the practice of greeting a leader with a ridge and praising the gods has been preserved with almost reconstructionist precision.

Types of zig.
There are zigs (see Fig. 2):
Big ridge. Any representative of white humanity can throw a big ridge. The remaining options are exotic and perverted.
Medium ridge. People who are more high-ranking in white society have the right to throw the middle ridge at people who are less high-ranking.
Small ridge. Only the most senior representatives of society have the right to throw a small ridge: heads of state, spontaneous leaders...

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Application.
Using the example of the personality of the leader of the German people, A. Hitler, let’s see what zigs look like. Hitler, as the most senior member of German society in the second quarter of the twentieth century, had the right to throw all types of zigs. Naturally, when throwing a big zig, a person shows the greatest respect to another.

The Fuhrer of the German people throws a big ridge

The Fuhrer of the German people throws a middle ridge

The Fuhrer of the German people throws a small ridge

Yuri Dolgoruky throws a medium ridge

There is a certain confusion regarding the meaning of runic occult symbolism and greetings. The enormous negative experience accumulated by humanity throughout its history, and especially during the 20th century, has imposed a kind of taboo on many gestures and signs. Not only their use, but also any talk about them is prohibited in many countries. However, here and there a swastika is depicted on the wall, and a ridge is used as a greeting. This always causes protests from most of society. Maybe the whole point is that the gesture is being interpreted incorrectly? Or is it being executed incorrectly?

Historical sources of ridge

IN Ancient Rome both legionnaires and ordinary citizens often greeted each other by raising their right hand, first placing it on their heart. Original meaning- wishing health, prosperity and showing respect by directing to the sun from the heart. At the same time, ordinary people gesticulated energetically, and high-ranking “patrons” responded less diligently, only raising their palm on their half-bent right hand. The traditional ancient Roman greeting can be seen captured in the statue of Marcus Aurelius. Slavic peoples They also greeted in a similar way. For example, the half-lowered hand of Dmitry Dolgoruky (monument in Moscow) is perhaps also a kind of ridge. This does not mean that the gesture contains any hint of Nazism, nationalism or fascism. By the way, on numerous Soviet monuments and Lenin and other prominent figures communist party The right upper limb was also extended.

Ziga and the Nazis

The Third Reich was conceived as a successor to previous empires with ancient Roman traditions. Its official symbols included the swastika (distorted, with the opposite direction of rotation) and the imperial eagle holding the said sign in its talons. Instead of the usual “guten morgen” or “guten tag”, members of the NSDAP, and later the entire population of Germany, used ridge. This greeting, like the symbol of eternity - the swastika - has also undergone changes. Now the palm was not applied to the heart, but went straight from the thigh. In addition to this difference, there was a certain semantic load that was unusual for ancient Roman traditions. The "zig" gesture expressed highest degree personal devotion to him, the “great and infallible” Adolf Hitler, the People's Fuhrer. The entire population of Germany was reminded of this by the verbal appendage to the greeting: “Sieg Heil - Heil Hitler!” So that they always remember in whose honor they zig. The gesture no longer had anything to do with wishes for prosperity.

There are different types of zigs

Both in Ancient Rome, and in fascist Italy, and in Nazi Germany subordination existed, and a very clear one, manifested, in particular, in greetings. If an ordinary party member had to stretch his hand with all his might at an angle of 45 degrees, then the bonze, depending on his rank, could use a long, medium or short gesture to greet. In the latter case, he only slightly raised his palm, as if brushing off overly annoying admirers of his own genius. Medium - for field marshals, generals and high-ranking officials of the Reich. A long ridge is the lot of plebeians, even if they are at least three times representatives of a superior race.

Who's zigging today

Raised hand in modern era evokes unambiguous associations with the Nazi salute. In many countries, greeting in this or a similar way is prohibited by law: Hitlerism brought too many troubles to the peoples of Europe. However, there are far-right organizations that use symbols and gestures (sometimes slightly modified “for the sake of blaze”) borrowed from the terrible past. Sometimes members of neo-Nazi structures even pretend that they have no idea what ziga means and insist on the ancient Roman or ancient Slavic meaning of the gesture. In fact, they are adherents of Hitler’s methods of “limiting the population” of migrants and foreigners. They should remember that all people have an equal right to life simply by virtue of the fact of their birth, and they cannot be killed. This has already happened and led to very unfortunate consequences.

In addition, psychologists say that a hand raised above the head indicates that the speaker obviously promises more than he can deliver, and he himself knows this very well.

A greeting used by German Nazis in the 1930s and 40s and common among the neo-Nazi movement. This gesture looks like a straightened arm thrown up at an angle of 45 degrees. The fingers are gathered together, the palm is pointing down. As you can see, the body movement is very sweeping and noticeable - coupled with standing up at the command “Attention!” body and shouting "Heil Hitler!" (“Long live Hitler!”) it added solemnity to communication among Nazi military structures.

The neo-fascist movement adopted the manner of “zigging” from its predecessors very willingly. True, by translating the accompanying chants into native language no one cared, so the words “Heil Hitler!” We never received a Russian-language equivalent.

The ridge gesture itself was one of the elements of the Fuhrer’s personality cult; it was officially introduced in government institutions of Nazi Germany, and was compulsorily used in the NSDAP and the SS. He was also loved in the unofficial sphere. The inscriptions "Heil Hitler!" found at the end of acts, orders and even personal letters. As for the ridge, its full version described above was not always used. For cases when the greeting and farewell did not take place with Hitler himself or the high military command, medium and small ridge were used. In the first case, this is an outstretched arm parallel to the ground with a lowered palm, in the second, an incompletely raised arm with a bent elbow. The small ridge is very similar to a normal raised hand greeting. Neo-Nazis use all variations of these greeting gestures, although the most solemn of them (the big ridge) has caught on the best.

As is the case with any symbol or gesture remembered by mankind, they are trying to look for the roots of the ridge in a history more ancient than the interwar period of the twentieth century. Drawing on Hitler's love of ancient symbols and sources of various dubiousness, the ridge is alternately attributed to the ancient Romans, Celts and Slavs. The latter concept especially warms the soul of Russian neo-Nazis, who emphasize their Slavic-Aryan origins. Their concept proclaims the triumph of the white race, and calls the ancestors of the Slavs “Aryans” - a tribe that migrated from Slavic lands to Europe and gave birth to other white peoples. According to neo-Nazis, during the Second World War, Hitler had nothing against the Slavs, who also considered themselves to be the white race, and the Ost plan did not exist, since the original document has not survived to this day; other evidence was forged. In this way, neo-Nazis explain their admiration for the ideologists of the Reich and Hitler: they cared for the purity of the white race and tried to clear territories for its development.

The skinhead subculture is often associated with the neo-Nazi movement, but this is not entirely true. Skinheads emerged in the late 1960s as informal antagonists of the hippies, who rejected the position of peace and love and sought to make a tough statement of their position. Only NS skinheads are close to neo-Nazi ideology - one of the later branches of the subculture.

In Russia, skinheads and neo-Nazis are practically not separated, since the nationalist vision of the movement is more developed in the country. Russian neo-Nazis not only “throw the sieg” at illegal parades and meetings, but also use one of its variants in daily communication, replacing the greeting with a sieg and the words “Sieg Heil!” ("Viva victory!"). The latter was also adopted from the legacy of the Nazi Reich and is used by modern Nazis more often than glorifications of the Fuhrer. One of the most popular chants of Russian NS skinheads and neo-Nazis is “Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! We will build a new paradise!” Under the construction of paradise in in this case implies the triumph of the white race and the physical extermination of representatives of national minorities, in particular Gypsies, Jews, Caucasians, Azerbaijanis and other emigrants with a skin tone darker than that of the Slavs.

NS skinheads can be recognized not only by the zig greeting, but also by other signs, such as the presence of accessories or jewelry with a swastika or Slavic symbols. The distinctive sign of representatives of the skinhead subculture is a shaved head or a very short haircut. Most neo-Nazis hide their faces with a bandage or neckerchief stretched from the chin to the eyes.

Nata Zinkevich