In Cultural of Human Foot

In different cultures across the world, feet are percieved and treated differently.

In China, between the periods of the 10th and 20th century the practice of female foot binding was used to prevent the feet from growing, resulting in an aesthetically preferred though deformed foot.

Within several Christian denominations, foot washing is a religious ritual possibly originating in the hospitality customs of the Levant.

Foot fetishism is a sexual interest and preoccupation with feet and hosiery. Playing footsie is also a term dealing with rubbing each other's feet, and can have sexual connotations, while a foot job is a sex act involving the feet.