| Show r Life LICe Story of Kiss The kiss developed der de eloped out of the habit of rubbing noses WIth n man who was your our equal in the social scale If you met a superior then y ou rubbed his face arty It your our nose In time it became the custom for Cor two persons who ere were greeting each other to touch lips instead of noses Mies And years later the kiss lost its ceremonial importance and became an affectionate gesture be- be between be between tween two friends or lovers But many races still retain nose- nose rubbing as a salutation n The e Ma MaI Ma- Ma I orts oria of New Zealand press their noses together when they meet and andIn andin andin In Melanesia it is the custom to put your nose close doce to the tho other persons person's and to sniff |
