Have you ever wondered why people kiss at midnight on New Year?
According to English and German myths, the first person you kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve will have an impact for the rest of the year. A kiss is about strengthening the bonds you want to keep in the future.
If a couple celebrating together do not exchange kisses, this is not a good sign for the relationship.
For singles, there is a superstition that if they do not kiss anyone, they will have a lonely year and will find it difficult to meet the right one, etc. etc.…
It is said that it was probably German immigrants who spread this element of their folklore in the United States. Although it is unclear when exactly it happened, a New York Times article states that January 3, 1893, is thought to be the first annual custom documentation. Is it a tradition? Or a superstition?
Whether a New Year's kiss falls under the category of "tradition" or "superstition" depends on the point of view of peoples. Superstitions usually mean an element of cause and effect.
If people really believed that kissing someone could prevent a year of loneliness, that would constitute superstitious behavior. But in more modern times, a New Year’s kiss would be more accurately considered a tradition, given that it is a custom passed down from generation to generation and widely practiced within a society rather than a belief that an action will result in something else.
