Andy went on to explain where the idea of secret handshakes and code words originated from in masonic history, he said: “It all started with stone masons in the middle ages being given certain ...

From secret handshakes and rolled-up trouser legs to ... but then you start to understand what it's all about," says Anna, a senior Freemason from one of England's two women-only masonic societies.

The BBC was invited into Hull Masonic Hall in East Yorkshire ... He was willing to show one handshake, adding "it isn't a huge secret; it's simply a passport". Demonstrating, he placed his left ...

To some, the Freemasons are a cult-like society practicing rituals, secret handshakes, and passphrases- but the modern-day organization is far from a secret Illuminati-like group. While it still ...

Andy went on to explain where the idea of secret handshakes and code words originated from in masonic history, he said: “It all started with stone masons in the middle ages being given certain words ...