Hug
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A hug is a form of endearment, found in virtually all human communities, in which two or more people put their arms around the neck, back, under the armpits or waists of one another and hold each othe
A joyful hug between two women at a wedding
A Yoruba bride and mother
Two men hug after a volleyball match in Canada
Two women hugging in Argentina
Cheek kissing
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Cheek kissing is an informal greeting or social kissing gesture to indicate friendship, family relationship, perform a greeting, to confer congratulations, to comfort someone, or to show respect.
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…Spain and Latin America for male friends to hug (as well as slap each other on the back) in a joyous greeting. A similar hug, usually accompanied by a kiss on the cheek, is also becoming a custom among Western women at meeting or parting. In Portugal and Brazil, it is common, mostly among males, to finish letters and…
Judas cheek kissing Christ. Oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1602
A Little Coaxing (1890, William-Adolphe Bouguereau)
French president Charles de Gaulle kisses Argentine president Arturo Illia in 1964.
Lebanese singer Fares Karam responds to his audience request to kissing Rita Harb after receiving Hazmieh festival award on July 20, 2012. Harb described it later as a "Brotherly Kissing" and gave him the best wish.