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Why Do People Kiss at Midnight on New Year's?

2025-03-09 11:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling

ArticleSome experts suggest the tradition has roots in ancient Rome. Joey EspositoPublished Dec. 31, 2024Image courtesy of Getty Images ");}else if(is_tablet()){slot_number++;document.write(" Advertisment: ");}When the ball drops in New York City's Times Square to signify the arrival of the new year, many people will turn to their loved ones for a smooch as the noisemakers go off, confetti drops and "Auld Lang Syne" echoes through the streets.Kissing is such a common tradition on New Year's Eve that it's been ratified inHollywood movies,TV shows andfiction. Snopes hascovered this topic in the past, but its popularity among readers necessitated further exploration of where this tradition might have come from.Despite its ubiquity, the exact origins of the New Year's kiss are unknown. Experts have pulled together theories that can be traced back to winter celebrations of the ancient Romans as well as the Vikings.According to the culture publicationReader's Digest:Though the precise origin...


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