How to Kiss:
First, Find out All There is to Know About the Kiss

You want to learn how to kiss like Casanova and plant the perfect kiss on your lover’s lips? In order to learn how to kiss, you need to know what happens to the body when you kiss and what cultural meanings are attached to kissing.

How to kiss in facts:

• Juli 6th is world kissing day.
• Philematology is the scientific study of kissing.
• Kissing uses around 38 facial muscles.
• A passionate kiss burn around 20 calories per minute.
• The average human kisses about 100,000 times in a lifetime.
• The longest kiss ever lasted 31 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds.
• A normal kiss lasts an average of 12 seconds.
• More than 80% of women can’t imagine having sex without kissing.
• With every kiss, up to 250 bacteria are exchanged.
• 30% of all people surveyed tilt their head to the right when they kiss.
• 92 % of women close their eyes for a kiss, but 50% of men keep them open.
• Kissing boosts your immune system.
• Morphium and Endorphins released by kissing make kissers feel happy.
• In the Middle Ages, kissing was so meaningful, it often replaced written contracts.

A Kissing Quotation to remind you of how important kissing can be:
” The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.”
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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How to get Hitched Around the World:
Wedding Customs in be2 Countries

Once you find the husband or wife of your dreams, you start dreaming about the wedding of your dreams. In different countries that can mean very different wedding customs. How are wedding customs celebrated in the be2 countries? What do people wear and which lucky charms do they carry? Below, we show you how to get hitched in different countries around the world. Maybe you can find some inspiration for your own wedding:

• Wedding customs in central Europe

The traditional bridal bouquet was originally made with herbs to keep away bad spirits. The veil used to be a symbol of the brides virginity and also a protection from evil spirits. The bridesmaids were another way of fooling the spirits as they would be distracted from the bride herself. Traditional lucky charms are…
… something old to symbolize her time as a single woman
… something new to take her into her life as a married woman
… something borrowed to show friendship
… something blue, the colour of faithfulness

• Wedding customs in Italy

The bride shouldn’t wear any jewellery, particularly gold, before the end of the ceremony.

• Wedding customs in France

There’s a big song and dance about the bridal garter. Men offer the bride money for each inch her skirt goes up. The women bid against them. When the garter becomes visible, the dance is over and the man who made the highest bid, gets it as a souvenir.

• Wedding customs in Mexico

The bride often carries a fan instead of flowers. Men often wear a mexican “wedding shirt“, ideal for the climate and beach weddings.

• Wedding customs in Belgium

Prime accessory are embroidered handkerchiefs. The name of the bride is stitched on and when the next single woman from the family is preparing to get married, her name is added and the handkerchief is passed on from generation to generation.

• Wedding customs in India

The bride’s hand and feet are decorated with henna. During the ceremony, she wears a coloured sari.

• Wedding customs in Croatia

The groom wears a small bouquet of rosemary tied with coloured ribbons. After the ceremony the bridal veil is exchanged for an apron to symbolize her new status as a married woman.

• Wedding customs in China

The traditional wedding colour is red, the colour of joy and luck. Many couples choose to marry western-style, but red is still a strong theme in decorations and gifts.

• Wedding customs in Sweden

By the end of the wedding, the bride wears three rings: the engagement ring, the wedding ring and a maternity ring. For financial luck, the bride places a coin from her father and one from her mother in each shoe.

• Wedding customs in Finland

The bride wears a gold crown. The unmarried female guests dance around her. With eyes closed, she puts the crown on one of the single women – she will be the next to marry

• Wedding customs in Norway

The groom wears a bunda, a hand made, wool suit. The bride wears a silver or gold crown which jingles when she moves her head – to keep evil spirits away.

>>>See all be2 countries at a glance here – and find out how to get hitched in your own country!