Re: [nukkad] Kissing Indians

[Pravin <>]

Quoting Harshal Chhaya :

> This is awesome!
> I don't know if you all knew about the Indian origins of kissing
> but I certainly didn't. 
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Just think of being in front of a warm crackling fire with you
partner's hand in your hand, with a kiss and a cuddle. But have you
ever thought about why people kiss? It could be a greeting or a sign
of affection. 
 
Origin of the kiss 
 
The strangest theory on the history of the kiss that I have heard
finds its roots in the age of the cave man. It is thought that in
primitive times that a mother pre-chewed the food for her baby and
transferred it 'in a kiss'. Although this could never be proved, it
would explain why the kiss is a sign of affection, between mother and
child and latter, adults. 
 
Another theory that I found was that the kiss was reflected in the
Ziller Valley of Central Europe, where the exchange of pre-chewed
tobacco between a male and a female was common. The young man would
let a tip of the piece of tobacco, or spruce resin, etc rest between
his closed teeth and invite the girl to grasp it with her teeth --
which of course obliged her to press her mouth firmly on that of the
young man -- and pull it out. If a girl accepted the wad of
pre-chewed tobacco, it meant she returned the boy's love. 
 
The third theory that I found was from a religious or sacred origin.
There have been examples from around the world as early as 2000 BC,
that show that people could have brought their faces together to
symbolize spiritual union. Even in the culture of Indians, it was
believed that the exhaled breath was part of the soul, and by two
people bringing their mouths together, showed the joining of their
souls. (Another variation on this believed that kissing evolved from
the smelling of a companion's face as an act of greeting. ) 
 
Kiss through history 
 
Even without fully knowing where the kiss came from, it is well known
that the kiss has been with us for a long time. 
 
In the sixth century in France, dancing was one way to display
affection, but every dance was ended in a kiss. 
 
Apparently, Russia was the first to incorporate the kiss into the
marriage ceremony, where a promise was sealed with a kiss. 
 
The Romans kissed to greet each other. On Roman emperor showed a
persons importance, by what part of his body they were allowed to
kiss, from the cheek to the foot. 
 
In 16th century England, the clove-studded apple originated. An apple
was prepared by piercing it with as many cloves as the fruit could
hold and then a maid then carried the apple through the fair till she
spied a lad she thought worth kissing. She would offer him the apple,
and once he'd selected and chewed one of the cloves, they would share
a kiss. After that, the apple passed into the man's possession, and he
would venture off in search of another lass to continue the game with.

 
At one stage it was even thought that people found kissing pleasurable
because when the two lips met during kissing, an electric current was
generated. 
 
A kiss is a kiss 
 
Now days, kisses range from small pecks on the cheeks as a greeting,
to an the use of the lips and tongue as a sign of passion. It is the
action that when two people embrace, causes hormones to be released
into the blood stream, inducing a sense of euphoria that you feel in
the sweetness of your lovers mouth. 
 
It's a kiss that brings every fiber of your being alive, turns your
stomach over, sends Goosebumps up your spine. It's a kiss that
forgives your misdemeanors and smiles at your mistakes. 
 
Ingrid Bergman puts it together in that "a kiss is a lovely trick
designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous".

<< source unknown >>
 
And now something in a lighter vein . . . .
 
Kiss Kiss ki mehfil mein kiss kiss ne kiss kiss ko kiss kiya
Ek aap hein, jis ne har kiss ko miss kiya
Ek hum hein, jis ne har miss ko kiss kiya

-- 
i refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person
have a great day!
- pravin walunjkar


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