According to Hidden Scotland: “The ‘Praying Hands of Mary’, also known as Fionn’s Rock, is a mysterious rock formation in Glen Lyon. It consists of two large stones that rise together as ...

It explains: "Two hands placed firmly together, meaning please or thank you in Japanese culture. A common alternative use for this emoji is for prayer, using the same gesture as praying hands.

The praying hands perhaps resonated most with frequent users of the praying hands emoji, which may have itself been an inspiration, but the credit goes to a 16th Century artist. Albrecht Dürer ...

The McIvers, N.L., man recently discovered a pair of rocks that he says look like the praying hands of Jesus. "The praying hands of Jesus, fossilized in a rock," Gillingham told As It Happens ...