Kiss Day: discover the history and curiosities about the kiss

Did you know that today, April 13th, is known as Kiss Day?

The date celebrates the act of kissing, which in Western culture is a gesture of affection. There is a friend’s kiss, a brother’s kiss, a greeting kiss, a love kiss and several other types of kiss.

Scholars believe that the kiss arose in ancient religious rituals as a sign of respect, there are still those who believe that the kiss emerged as a need to express signs of affection for people, the truth is that no one knows for sure where the kiss came from!

Discover some interesting facts about this gesture of affection:

1. Kissing burns calories. That’s right, you can burn up to 5 calories with a good kiss!

2. Kissing strengthens the cheek muscles, kissing exercises 30 different muscles;

3. In his life, a human being spends approximately 20,160 minutes kissing;

4. Kissing releases calming and relaxing substances, which help reduce stress;

5. Kiss Day can also be celebrated on July 6th.

Interesting, isn’t it? How a simple act of affection can have so many benefits!

Celebrations on this day are a symbol of romantic affection or friendship depending on the country.

To celebrate this day, we created a playlist on our Spotify profile for you to enjoy a really cool day, like it and share it with your friends!