WHAT IS TEBOWING?

to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. 

Tebowing is a neologism for the act of kneeling on one knee in prayer with one's head resting on one's fist. It is derived from Tebow's propensity for kneeling and praying. The origin of the phrase is credited to fan Jared Kleinstein, who posted a picture with friends on Facebook, in which they mimicked a pose of Tebow following the Broncos' comeback overtime victory over the Dolphins on October 23, 2011.The popularity of the picture led Kleinstein to set up a website showing pictures submitted by people depicting various interpretations of Tebowing all over the world. After two and a half-months, the site received 20,000 photograph submissions from all seven continents and 20 million page views from 2 million unique visitors. The New York Times wrote "it can be hard to tell whether [people tebowing] are celebrating or mocking [Tebow] for his virtuous ways."Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl tebowed as part of a bet with the mayor of Denver following the Broncos playoff victory over the Steelers in 2012.

Tebowing was recognized as a word in the English language by the Global Language Monitor, due to its level of worldwide usage, which was comparable to the word Obamamania (referencing PresidentBarack Obama). In December 2011, the life-sized wall adhesions company Fathead released a "Tebowing" sticker that became the company's best-selling product in two days.

TEBOWING MEMES

Mid-air Tebowing in Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong 

Grou Tebowing on The Okovanga Delta,  Botswana, Africa

Tebowing the completion of a Well Drilling mission in Acajutl, El Salvador 

Did you know they had Tebow buses in NYC now?

Te-Cliff jumping at Lake Malawi, Africa 

Reference:

www.tebowing.com