I moved from the United Kingdom to France 16 years ago. When I arrived, I was so focused on learning a new ... not French. I've also gotten so used to greeting people with a kiss on the cheek ...

On Feb. 13, the Duke of Sussex, 40, attended the wheelchair rugby finals of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 and gave a competitor a sweet kiss on the cheek after the gold medal game ...

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 ...

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.

Hitting Bread Against Walls: This Irish tradition involves banging a loaf of bread against walls on New Year's Eve. It is said to ward off evil spirits and invite good luck into the home. Kissing ...

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 ...

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.

And the French holiday season is longer than most – stretching into the New Year with Epiphany (January 6) and its traditional galettes des rois into February with Chandeleur (Candlemas).

(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?

An older woman will feel a kiss on the cheek as keenly as a younger woman, according to a French study on the power ... it also highlights the need for new methods in evaluating tactile ...