Every year, July 6 is celebrated as International Kissing Day. This special holiday was established by the United Nations in 2006, to promote human affection in society.
Kissing can be used to express love, passion, affection, greetings, reverence, friendship, good luck and many more.
According to research by scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum , author of the book “The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us”, for that the first human kisses appeared 3,500 years ago in Indian manuscripts recorded in the Vedic Sanskrit language.
Kissing can be used to express love, passion, affection, greetings…
There is currently no scientific conclusion that explains why people kiss. Ms. Kirshenbaum thinks the kiss may have originated from mothers feeding their babies food . The pressure and stimulation of the lips help to produce hormones that create a feeling of pleasure, such as oxytocin, making the performer feel loved and attached.
According to scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum, in the animal world, we can also observe similar behaviors, for example, chimpanzees Bonobos also sometimes kiss each other for up to 12 minutes continuously, while deer Giraffes show kisses by wrapping their necks together, or fish are also very good at taking advantage of … touching lips.
During the last International Kissing Day 6/7, many events were organized, including activities for couples in love and also activities for those who are looking for first kisses.
Many surveys were conducted on this day, and yielded quite interesting results, for example:
5% of people aged 45 and over in many countries around the world “lock their lips” at least 31 times a week.
A survey also found that 5% of people aged 45 and over in many countries around the world “lock their lips” at least 31 times a week. If it weren’t for this poll, it would be rare for anyone to think that the elderly could still be so “heartwarming “.
Of course, the poll was not conducted on tribal communities in southern Africa, where “kissing is disgusting”, as well as in many parts of the world. Eastern Africa and southern America – places where people don’t even know what a kiss is. In some other communities such as the Eskimos or the Maori of New Zealand, to replace the kiss, people often rub their noses together.