From our earliest days, we're told that kisses have magical powers. They can turn frogs into princes, virgins into pliant lovers and - according to Celtic legend - represent the very breath of life. A kiss is never just a kiss: it's a symbol of love, lust, friendship, duty and betrayal; a ritual laden with significance, which can conceal wildly different motives. Politicians kiss babies, Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss, and the Pope's first act on reaching Ireland in 1979 was to kiss the ground at
Dublin airport. A bad kiss can sound the death knell for a relationship, while a good kiss - well, it can put shiny happy bells on everything.
Dublin airport. A bad kiss can sound the death knell for a relationship, while a good kiss - well, it can put shiny happy bells on everything.