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13. Spiritual Kiss
The kiss of peace is the traditional kiss on the cheek exchanged by Christians as a greeting since the time of Jesus.

14. Kiss of Respect
After worship and before storing, Jews kiss the Torah or the prayer book. This is not a religious sacrament but a practice of respect.

15. Reel Kiss
The first onscreen romantic kiss was in the 1896 American silent film The Kiss.