■国际亲吻日：今天你亲吻了吗
National Kissing Day

July 6th is National Kissing Day in the United Kingdom. This holiday has recently been adopted worldwide making July 6th the International Kissing Day or World Kiss Day.

The idea behind the International Kissing Day is that many people may have forgotten the simple pleasures associated with kissing for kissing’s sake. Kissing can be an enjoyable experience in and of itself. It is an expression and experience of intimacy[5].

Not all the kisses are connected with sexual love. Kissing also signifies courtesy[6] in every country of Europe and America.

Kissing on the back of the palm signifies respect.

Kissing on the forehead signifies friendship.

Kissing on the cheek signifies deep feeling.

Kissing on the lips signifies love.

Kissing on the eyelid signifies adoration.

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国际亲吻日又称国际接吻日、世界接吻日，定于每年的7月6日。亲吻的历史始于约公元前3000年，古人在膜拜众神时都要亲吻他们。在古罗马时期，不仅与朋友和家庭成员亲吻，还要与商人和路人亲吻以示欢迎。

7月6日是英国的国家亲吻日。这个节日近来被全世界广泛采用，于是7月6日就成了国际亲吻节，或者说世界亲吻节。

国际亲吻节背后的意义在于，很多人或许已经忘记为了亲吻而亲吻这种简单的欢愉。亲吻本身就是一种愉快的经历，它可以表达和体验亲密的感觉。

另外，不是所有的亲吻都与性爱有关。在欧洲各国和美国，亲吻还可以表示礼貌。

亲吻手背表示尊敬。

亲吻前额表示友谊。

亲吻脸颊表示深情。

亲吻双唇表示爱情。

亲吻眼睑表示爱慕。

Kissing on the palm signifies desire.

Kissing on the wrist or on the neck signifies desirous feeling.

Kissing on other part of the body signifies intense emotion.

1. Kissing boosts immunity.

A recent study reported in the journal Medical Hypotheses says kissing may increase a woman’s immunity from Cytomegalovirus[7].

2. Kissing helps you pick the best mate.

Anthropologist Helen Fisher describes kissing as a “mate assessment tool”. Much of the cortex is devoted to picking up sensations from around the lips, cheeks, tongue and nose. Kissing is not just kissing. It is a profound advertisement of who you are, what you want and what you can give.

3. Kissing burns calories!

Depending on different reports, anywhere from 2 to 6 calories a minute.

4. Kissing keeps facial muscles strong.

Researchers say you use 30 muscles while kissing and the smooching[8] helps keep your cheeks tight. Nice. We’ll take what we can get.

5. Kissing naturally relaxes you.

Swapping spit is noted to increase dopamine[9], which aids in feelings of romantic attachment.

亲吻手掌表示欲望。

亲吻手腕和脖子表示情欲之情。

亲吻身体的其他部分则表示强烈的情感。

1.接吻能提高免疫力。

最近，一本名为《医学假说》的杂志报导称，接吻能够提高女性对巨细胞病毒的免疫力。

2.接吻能帮你找到最佳配偶。

人类学家海伦·费希尔将接吻描述成一种“配偶评估工具”。人类的一部分大脑皮层专门用来收集嘴唇、脸颊、舌头和鼻子周围的感觉。接吻并不只是接吻。那是一种意义深远的广告，它能告诉对方，你是谁、你想要什么、你又能给予对方什么。

3.接吻可燃烧卡里路！

据各种各样的报告称，接吻每分钟可燃烧2—6卡路里。

4.接吻能让面部肌肉变得结实。

调查者说，你在接吻的时候会牵动30块肌肉，所以接吻会让你脸颊上的肌肉变紧。好极了，这样一来，我们也能有所收获。

5.接吻会很自然地让你放松。

据说交换口水能促进多巴胺的增长，而多巴胺有助于浪漫情感的增长。