Signing Savvy Blog Signs That Are Close... But Not the Same -- Christmas

These examples are all signs related to Christmas. 1. Christmas vs. Forest CHRISTMAS and FOREST have the non-dominant arm held horizontally with the palm down, while the dominant hand has the elbow resting on top of the non-dominant hand. The movement and handshape of the dominant hand differs between the signs, and the non-dominant arm also moves slightly toward the dominant side of the body to sign FOREST, but is stationary when signing CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS: The dominant hand is in the C handshape and starts down by the elbow of the non-dominant arm and rises up to the dominant side of the torso making an arch. Think of the top half of a wreath. FOREST: The dominant hand is in the 5 handshape with the arm held straight upward. With the dominant elbow on top of the non-dominant hand, it rides the non-dominant hand toward the dominant side of the body, fingers wiggling. Think of many trees. 2. Tradition vs. Work TRADITION and WORK (as in...