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Many societies have traditions which involve kissing. Kissing can indicate joy or be used as part of a greeting. Kissing involves the touching of one's lips to the lips or other body part, such as the cheek, head or hand of another person. Sometimes people often kiss their friends as a way of giving luck or even showing feelings.
In most Southern European countries, kissing is initiated by leaning to the left side and joining the right cheeks and if there's a second kiss, changing to the left cheeks. In some cases (e.g. some parts of Italy) the process is the opposite, you first lean to the right, join the left cheeks and then switch to the right cheeks.
Tsar of Russia Nicholas II gives a kiss of peace to a soldier, 1916. This ritual originated in the European practice of cheek kissing as a greeting between family members or good friends. It has also been associated with the Eastern Orthodox fraternal kiss. [2] It was in use already in the Russian Empire, among soldiers and officers. [3]
A Boyar Wedding Feast [nb 1] was painted in 1883 by Russian artist Konstantin Makovsky (1839–1915). [nb 2] The painting shows a toast at a wedding feast following a boyar marriage, set in the 16th or 17th century, where the bride and the groom are expected to kiss each other. The bride looks sad and reluctant, while the elderly attendant ...
The tradition had its origins in Europe, using the main European mistletoe species Viscum album, while the United States has adopted the Phoradendron leucarpum mistletoe species, which Briggs says ...
Articles relating to kissing, the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object.Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, peace, and good luck, among many others.
This quirky Christmas tradition has a very interesting origin story, so read up before you pucker up this holiday season! Why Do We Kiss Under the Mistletoe? All About the Romantic Christmas Tradition
"Scarlet Sails" celebration in Saint Petersburg Russian culture (Russian: Культура России, romanized: Kul'tura Rossii, IPA: [kʊlʲˈturə rɐˈsʲiɪ]) has been formed by the nation's history, its geographical location and its vast expanse, religious and social traditions, and both Eastern [1] (Its influence on the formation of Russian culture is negligible, mainly it was formed ...