Changes: Vulcan finger-touching

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Vulcan-Romulan relations — Vulcan finger-touching between Spock and a Romulan Commander

Finger-touching at a Vulcan marriage ceremony

Saavik assisting the regenerated Spock to endure pon farr

Vulcan finger-touching was a ritualistic form of affection among Vulcans involving the index and middle fingers. It was used throughout their culture, including in public, at wedding ceremonies, and during the pon farr. Contact ranged from a simple two fingertip touch to tracing around another's hand.

If a Vulcan mated with a member of another species, the non-Vulcan would adopt the practice. The Romulans also had knowledge of the ritual.(TOS: "Journey to Babel", TOS: "The Enterprise Incident", Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, ENT: "Home")

Notable Occurrences

Sarek of Vulcan and Amanda Grayson of Earth on a diplomatic mission aboard the USS Enterprise. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")

Spock and a Romulan Commander on a Romulan battle crusier. (TOS: "The Enterprise Incident")

A young, revived Spock entering pon farr and Saavik on the Genesis planet. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

T'Pol and Koss during their wedding on Vulcan. (ENT: "Home")

In a Q&A, Roberto Orci said they considered having Spock and Uhura finger-touching in Star Trek, "but JJ [Abrams] correctly pointed out that a new audience would have no idea what was going on." [1]

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-[[File:Vulcan-Romulan relations.jpg|thumb|Vulcan finger-touching between [[Spock]] and a [[Unnamed Romulans (23rd century)#Commander (2268)|Romulan Commander]]]]
+[[File:Vulcan-Romulan relations.jpg|thumb|Vulcan finger-touching between Spock and a Romulan Commander]]
-[[File:Vulcan marriage ceremony.jpg|thumb|Finger-touching at a Vulcan marriage ceremoney]]
+[[File:Vulcan marriage ceremony.jpg|thumb|Finger-touching at a Vulcan marriage ceremony]]
+[[File:SaavikSpockPonFarr.jpg|thumb|Saavik assisting the regenerated Spock to endure ''pon farr'']]
-'''Vulcan finger-touching''' was a ritualistic form of affection among [[Vulcan]]s. The behavior was also occassionally used between a Vulcan and a member of another species, such as between [[Sarek]] of {{dis|Vulcan|planet}} and [[Amanda Grayson]] of [[Earth]]. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}}) Another example of this was between [[Spock]] and a [[Romulan]] female commander. ({{TOS|The Enterprise Incident}}) Finger-touching was also sometimes involved in sex between Vulcans. ({{film|3}}) Some Vulcan marriages also incorporated finger-touching. ({{ENT|Home}})
+'''Vulcan finger-touching''' was a ritualistic form of affection among [[Vulcan]]s involving the index and middle fingers. It was used throughout their culture, including in public, at wedding ceremonies, and during the ''[[pon farr]]''. Contact ranged from a simple two fingertip touch to tracing around another's hand.
-{{bginfo|In a Q&A, [[Roberto Orci]] said they considered having {{alt|Spock}} and {{alt|Nyota Uhura|Uhura}} finger-touching in {{film|11}}, "but [[J.J. Abrams|JJ [Abrams]]] correctly pointed out that a new audience would have no idea what was going on." [http://trekmovie.com/2009/05/22/orci-and-kurtzman-reveal-star-trek-details-in-trekmovie-fan-qa]}}
+If a Vulcan mated with a member of another species, the non-Vulcan would adopt the practice. The [[Romulan]]s also had knowledge of the ritual.({{TOS|Journey to Babel}}, {{TOS|The Enterprise Incident}}, {{film|3}}, {{ENT|Home}})
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+==Notable Occurrences==
+[[Sarek]] of {{dis|Vulcan|planet}} and [[Amanda Grayson]] of [[Earth]] on a diplomatic mission aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}})
+[[Spock]] and a [[Unnamed Romulans (23rd century)#Commander_.282268.29|Romulan Commander]] on a [[Unnamed_D7_class_starships#Capture_of_the_Enterprise| Romulan battle crusier]]. ({{TOS|The Enterprise Incident}})
+A young, revived Spock entering ''pon farr'' and [[Saavik]] on the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis planet]]. ({{film|3}})
+[[T'Pol]] and [[Koss]] during their wedding on Vulcan. ({{ENT|Home}})
+{{bginfo|In a Q&A, [[Roberto Orci]] said they considered having {{alt|Spock}} and {{alt|Nyota Uhura|Uhura}} finger-touching in {{film|11}}, "but [[J.J. Abrams|JJ [Abrams]]] correctly pointed out that a new audience would have no idea what was going on." [http://trekmovie.com/2009/05/22/orci-and-kurtzman-reveal-star-trek-details-in-trekmovie-fan-qa]}}
 [[Category:Vulcan]]