Greeting Customs & Expressions
Cheek Kiss
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<holidayfyi-glossary slug="cheek-kiss"></holidayfyi-glossary>A social greeting in which people press their cheeks together and make a kissing motion, common across Mediterranean Europe, Latin America, and parts of Africa during festive occasions and family reunions. The number of kisses varies by country — two in France and Spain, three in the Netherlands — making it an important cultural cue for holiday etiquette, and its warmth intensifies during Christmas, Easter, and Eid celebrations as a sign of communal joy and solidarity.