From left clockwise, Athens-Clarke County Library young adult librarian Mary Jean Hartel, Deb Dykstra and her daughter Emily Dykstra participated in a three-day workshop titled "Henna Hands for the New Year" at the library Dec. 29. The group is trying to determine which type hands each person has. According to "Henna From Head to Toe," by Norma Pasekoff Weinberg, there are four types of hands - earth, air, fire and water. Earth hands have wide, square palms with short fingers, air hands have square palms with long fingers, fire hands have long palms with short fingers and water hands have long palms with long fingers.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday, January 13, 2004.
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