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Time to Pucker Up! Most Iconic Smooches of All Time on International Kissing Day

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If you want to smooch a person you love, today is the perfect occasion to do so as the world celebrates International Kissing Day. Just make sure that both of you are COVID-negative!
Kisses are a common way of displaying affection in most cultures on our planet. In fact, it is such an important part of our lives that we have a whole day devoted to this act: International Kissing Day, that falls on 6 July.
To celebrate this joyous day, Sputnik welcomes you to have a look at some of the most iconic kisses through the ages.
© AP Photo / U.S. Navy/Victor JorgensenIn this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a sailor and a nurse kiss passionately in Manhattan's Times Square, as New York City celebrates the end of World War II, on 14 August 1945.
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a sailor and a nurse kiss passionately in Manhattan's Times Square, as New York City celebrates the end of World War II, on 14 August 1945.  - Sputnik International
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In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a sailor and a nurse kiss passionately in Manhattan's Times Square, as New York City celebrates the end of World War II, on 14 August 1945.
© AP Photo / Julie JacobsonIn this 28 August 2003 file photo, Britney Spears, left, and Madonna kiss during the opening performance of the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
In this 28 August 2003 file photo, Britney Spears, left, and Madonna kiss during the opening performance of the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York.  - Sputnik International
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In this 28 August 2003 file photo, Britney Spears, left, and Madonna kiss during the opening performance of the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
© Sputnik / Sergei Lidov / Go to the mediabankThe Kiss, an 1882 marble sculpture by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin.
The Kiss, an 1882 marble sculpture by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. - Sputnik International
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The Kiss, an 1882 marble sculpture by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin.
© Photo : Paramount Pictures (1990)A kissing scene from the film "Ghost", 1990.
A kissing scene from the film Ghost, 1990. - Sputnik International
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A kissing scene from the film "Ghost", 1990.
© AFP 2023 / Gabriel BouysA visitor looks at pictures by French photographer Robert Doisneau during the "Paris en Liberte" exhibition held at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome on 28 September 2012.
A visitor looks at pictures by French photographer Robert Doisneau during the Paris en Liberte exhibition held at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome on 28 September 2012.  - Sputnik International
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A visitor looks at pictures by French photographer Robert Doisneau during the "Paris en Liberte" exhibition held at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome on 28 September 2012.
© AFP 2023Charles, Prince of Wales, kisses his bride, Lady Diana, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace when they appeared before a huge crowd, on 29 July 1981, after their wedding in St Paul's Cathedral.
Charles, Prince of Wales, kisses his bride, Lady Diana, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace when they appeared before a huge crowd, on 29 July 1981, after their wedding in St Paul's Cathedral.  - Sputnik International
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Charles, Prince of Wales, kisses his bride, Lady Diana, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace when they appeared before a huge crowd, on 29 July 1981, after their wedding in St Paul's Cathedral.
© AFP 2023 / Rich Lam/Getty ImagesRiot police walk in the street as a couple kiss on 15 June 2011 in Vancouver, Canada.
Riot police walk in the street as a couple kiss on 15 June 2011 in Vancouver, Canada.  - Sputnik International
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Riot police walk in the street as a couple kiss on 15 June 2011 in Vancouver, Canada.
© AP PhotoThis rare photo shows the first kiss shown in the movies. It is a scene from Thomas Edison's film "The Kiss" featuring May Irwin and John C. Rice. It scandalised audiences back in 1896.
This rare photo shows the first kiss shown in the movies. It is a scene from Thomas Edison's film The Kiss featuring May Irwin and John C. Rice. It scandalised audiences back in 1896. - Sputnik International
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This rare photo shows the first kiss shown in the movies. It is a scene from Thomas Edison's film "The Kiss" featuring May Irwin and John C. Rice. It scandalised audiences back in 1896.
© AFP 2023 / Dieter NaglAn unidentified visitor to the Belvedere Museum kisses his girlfriend in front of Gustav Klimt's painting "Der Kuss" (The Kiss) on 24 February 2009 in Vienna.
An unidentified visitor to the Belvedere Museum kisses his girlfriend in front of Gustav Klimt's painting Der Kuss (The Kiss) on 24 February 2009 in Vienna.  - Sputnik International
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An unidentified visitor to the Belvedere Museum kisses his girlfriend in front of Gustav Klimt's painting "Der Kuss" (The Kiss) on 24 February 2009 in Vienna.
© AP Photo / Helmuth LohmannSoviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker exchange kisses after Brezhnev was honoured with the title "Hero of the German Democratic Republic" and the "Karl Marx Medal", 1979.
Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker exchange kisses after Brezhnev was honoured with the title Hero of the German Democratic Republic and the Karl Marx Medal, 1979. - Sputnik International
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Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker exchange kisses after Brezhnev was honoured with the title "Hero of the German Democratic Republic" and the "Karl Marx Medal", 1979.
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