Today is World Kiss Day
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Today, everyone can "share their souls" on full rights - July 6, World Kiss Day (World Kiss Day or World / International Kissing Day), which was first invented in the UK. And two decades ago it was approved by the United Nations. In many cities, various kissing competitions are held on this day, the participants of which have a chance to win various prizes and gifts.
How did the kiss come about? Most knowledgeable people argue that the authorship of the first kiss is not established. It was not invented, like electricity or telephone. It was not named after the man who first joined his lips and immediately unzipped them with a characteristic sound, leaving a wet imprint on the girlfriend's cheek.
Yes, in general, it is not so important, where did the word denoting this action come from. It is much more interesting to find out why the action itself appeared, but on this score, anthropologists, historians and philosophers still do not agree. There are a lot of theories.
Why do people kiss? First, because it is imparted by culture. Almost all over the world, people, getting into a romantic situation, feel an unconscious need to kiss. It seems that the representatives of the opposite sex are programmed for a kiss and that's the only thing they are waiting for. If you understand this, you will receive more and kisses, and pleasures from them.
This program operates from day to day. People see actors who are kissing on TV screens, in movies and in advertising, they are told that their friends are kissing with that and that, they see people kissing on the street. As a result, in certain situations, a kiss is perceived as an obligatory component of them. Therefore, in a romantic situation, a subconscious stereotype comes into force, and people feel an almost irresistible desire to kiss regardless of whether they really want it or not.
Known kissers:
A certain American, E. E. Wolfram from Minnesota, for 8 hours, kissed 8001 people on September 15, 1990 during a festival held in his state. Thus, he managed to kiss a new person every 3.6 seconds.
The first kiss on the screen: 1896. It was recorded by Mae Irwin and John C. Raye in the 30-second video of Thomas Edison called "Kiss."
The most full of kisses film: "Don Juan" (1926, the company Warner Bros. Pictures). In it counted 191 kiss.
The longest kiss in the history of cinema: Regis Tumi and Jane Vyman kissed for 185 seconds in the movie "You're in the Army Now" (1940), which occupies 4% of the entire length of the film.