International Kissing Day takes place on 6 July in the UK. However, the day has now been adopted worldwide and is also known as National Kissing Day or Kissing Day.
When I think about it, the concept of a kiss is everywhere in society and has many meanings. A first kiss. A formal kiss. A passionate kiss. A kiss goodbye.
Kissing Day aims to make us appreciate a kiss in its own right. No conventions, no social norms, just a kiss. Across the globe we embrace the kiss by embracing someone else.
Competition to hold the record for the longest kiss is rife – on 6-7 July 2005 the record was set in the UK at 31 hours and 30 minutes. Then on Valentine’s Day 2009 Nikola Matovic and Kristina Reinhart from Germany set a new record of just over 32 hours.
Think of your first kiss … was it all you expected and a treasured memory or were you too nervous to really care?
Think of your sweetest kiss…from your child, or
a thank you kiss from a friend, just remember that a kiss, is just a kiss so appreciate the humble kiss on International Kissing Day…
Today is also:
- Earth at Aphelion (farthest from the Sun) – July 6, 2015
- National Fried Chicken Day – July 6
- Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day – July 6
