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It's hardly widespread, but it's absolutely happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moWe3rk7LzQ

It happening in rare instances isn’t sufficient for the OP to claim “we aren’t allowed to clap at events because clapping is too violent”.

I was replying to this statement, "They made it up."

They didn't make it up, proof was provided that they didn't make it up.

They made it up, because we are certainly still allowed to clap at events.