Kissing thumb in church during pandemic

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The practice derives from when people would more frequently wear a small crucifix on a chain. When a wearer would make the sign of the cross, he or she would then take the crucifix and kiss it. The practice turned into kissing one’s thumbnail when the crucifix wasn’t worn.
 
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