Out of all the holiday traditions, the New Year’s ... kiss is up to the kisser and the kissee. “It really depends on who one is kissing,” confirms Hayes. “If it’s a platonic kiss on the ...

Ah, the iconic New Year’s kiss! It’s as much a part of ringing in the new year as making resolutions or watching the ball drop. But have you ever wondered where this New Year’s tradition ...

Whether you ring in the new year by watching the Times Square ball drop from your living room TV or toasting champagne at an upscale nightclub, tradition ... cheek at midnight. Besides kissing ...

(Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP) The Covid pandemic brought it to a temporary halt, but has it had any long-term effect on the French tradition of greeting people with the cheek-kiss known as la bise?

Champagne was a favorite of French ... to the kiss they might watch the slow descent of a sparkling sphere. The ball drop in Times Square in New York City is an iconic New Year's Eve tradition.

When the clock strikes midnight this evening, many of us will be reaching for a loved one to give them a kiss. Although it's a nice way to ring in the New Year, the tradition has origins rooted in ...

a kiss at the stroke of midnight is thought to set the tone for the year’s relationships. Eating 12 grapes at midnight is a popular New Year's tradition, particularly in Spain and several Latin ...

Ah, the iconic New Year’s kiss! It’s as much a part of ringing in the new year as making resolutions or watching the ball ...

Because Saturnalia was held between Dec. 17 and Dec. 23, experts believe that's how the New Year's kiss got its start. Hogmanay traditions, on the other hand, at least involve a New Year's kiss.