KISSES, AN ELECTRIC CURRENT NOT CHOCOLATE
the history of the kiss. its a classic display of affection and today, doing it in public is as common as holding hands. a while back, scientists said that the touch between lips was pleasurable because of an electric current that was passed between the two people. Unfortunately taday's scientists have proved that theory wrong; but they do say that when you embrace, hormones are released into the bloodstream "which induces a sense of euphoria when you feed on the sweetness in your mouth."
There are also many theories on how the kiss came to be. here is an excerpt from the following link: "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 later, adults.
The second 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, which show that people could have brought their faces together to symbolise spiritual union. Even in the Indians culture, 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.)"
throughout history, the kiss has been used several ways in different cultures. In France, a sign of affection was dancing and at the end of the dance, partners would kiss. Russia was also not the first to encorporate a kiss to seal a promise in marriage ceremonies. Romans kissed as a sign of greeting. the location of the kiss also determined the importance of the greeting from the cheek to foot. in sixteenth century Europe, maids would stuff as many cloves into an apple and give a lad the apple and he would kiss her. he continued the game finding another lass. Today, the kiss can be shown as a sign of affection which ranges from a peck on the cheek to using the tongue in a "french kiss." A French kiss, tongue kiss, pash, snog or deep kiss is a passionate romantic or sexual kiss in which one participant's tongue touches the other's tongue (or lips) and usually enters his/her mouth.
Although family members may sometimes kiss on the lips, a kiss using the tongue almost always indicates a romantic relationship. French kissing stimulates the lips, tongue and mouth, which are all areas very sensitive to touch. It is considered by many to be both very pleasurable and highly intimate. Ingrid Bergman puts it together in that "a kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous".
the history of the kiss. its a classic display of affection and today, doing it in public is as common as holding hands. a while back, scientists said that the touch between lips was pleasurable because of an electric current that was passed between the two people. Unfortunately taday's scientists have proved that theory wrong; but they do say that when you embrace, hormones are released into the bloodstream "which induces a sense of euphoria when you feed on the sweetness in your mouth."
There are also many theories on how the kiss came to be. here is an excerpt from the following link: "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 later, adults.
The second 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, which show that people could have brought their faces together to symbolise spiritual union. Even in the Indians culture, 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.)"
throughout history, the kiss has been used several ways in different cultures. In France, a sign of affection was dancing and at the end of the dance, partners would kiss. Russia was also not the first to encorporate a kiss to seal a promise in marriage ceremonies. Romans kissed as a sign of greeting. the location of the kiss also determined the importance of the greeting from the cheek to foot. in sixteenth century Europe, maids would stuff as many cloves into an apple and give a lad the apple and he would kiss her. he continued the game finding another lass. Today, the kiss can be shown as a sign of affection which ranges from a peck on the cheek to using the tongue in a "french kiss." A French kiss, tongue kiss, pash, snog or deep kiss is a passionate romantic or sexual kiss in which one participant's tongue touches the other's tongue (or lips) and usually enters his/her mouth.
Although family members may sometimes kiss on the lips, a kiss using the tongue almost always indicates a romantic relationship. French kissing stimulates the lips, tongue and mouth, which are all areas very sensitive to touch. It is considered by many to be both very pleasurable and highly intimate. Ingrid Bergman puts it together in that "a kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous".
Examples of kisses in art(taken from http://www.lilith-ezine.com/articles/sex/The-History-of-the-Kiss.html):
- Khajuraho India, Chitragupta Temple - The Kiss - c.1000
- India - Mithuna - c.1250
- Briseis Painter - Lover and Beloved Kissing - 480 BC
- Hans Baldung Grien - Death and the Maiden - 1518-20
- Palma Vecchio - Jacob Rachel - c.1525
- Bronzino - Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time - c.1545
- Francois Boucher - Hercules and Omphale - c.1730
- Jean Honore Fragonard - The Stolen Kiss - 1756–61
- Jean Honore Fragonard - The Stolen Kiss - 1787-88
- Antonio Canova - Cupid and Psyche - 1787-93
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - Paolo and Francesca - 1819
- Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) - A Kiss in the Kitchen - Date Unknown
- Francesco Hayez - The Kiss - 1859
- Pierre Auguste Renoir - Dance at Bougival - 1883
- Sir Frank Dicksee - Romeo and Juliet - 1884
- Auguste Rodin - The Kiss (White Version)- 1886
- Auguste Rodin - The Kiss (Black Version)- 1886
- Jean Leon Gerome - Pygmalion and Galatea - c.1890
- Camille Claudel - The Waltz - 1891-1893
- John William Waterhouse - La Belle Dame Sans Merci - 1893
- Sir Frank Dicksee - La Belle Dame Sans Merci - Date Unknown
- Edvard Munch - The Kiss - 1902
- Gustav Klimt - The Kiss - 1907-08
- Contantin Brancusi - The Kiss - 1908
- Marc Chagall - The Birthday Kiss - 1915
- Alfred Eisenstaedt - V-J Day at Times Square, New York City - 1945
- Robert Doisneau - Le Baiser de l'Hotel-de-Ville - 1950
- Roy Lichtenstein - The Kiss - 1962
- Yoko Ono - The Kiss - Date Unknown
- J. Seward Johnson - Unconditional Surrender - Date Unknown
- Tanya Chalkin - Kiss - Date Unknown
- Charles Moffat - Love Ripple - 1997
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