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"When the clock strikes midnight on New Year&amp;#x27;s, revelers around the world celebrate by exchanging kisses. The gesture isn&amp;amp;#8217;t always a romantic one; often friends and family members give each other an affectionate peck on the cheek. But how did this lippy tradition get started? Historians believe that the tradition of the New Year&amp;amp;#8217;s kiss started with the Ancient Romans. To commemorate the festival of Saturnalia and Winter Solstice, both celebrated around the same time in December, Romans exchanged kisses. And old English and German traditions suggested that the first person you puckered up to would help set the tone for your happiness in the upcoming year. These days, the kiss seems to have less to do with superstition than it does general merriment. We&amp;amp;#8217;re happy and excited about the New Year so we celebrate by giving someone we&amp;amp;#8217;re close with (or a sexy stranger) a smooch. Still, some believe that a midnight kiss could guarantee you good luck in all things love for the year to come. And others feel that kissing a less than savory individual at midnight&amp;amp;#8212;or not smooching at all&amp;amp;#8212;could mean bad luck. Why do you kiss&amp;amp;#8212;or not kiss&amp;amp;#8212;at midnight on New Year&amp;amp;#8217;s? Who will you kiss at midnight this year? Your guy? Friends? Family? Your adorable puppy? For auld lang, my dears&amp;amp;#133; * 7 Easy New Year&amp;amp;#8217;s Resolutions You Can Actually Keep * New Year&amp;amp;#8217;s Resolutions: Women Confess Their 2011 Dating-o-lutions * 6 Cheap Date Ideas for New Year&amp;amp;#8217;s Eve More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Jupiter Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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