article_snippet: Ahead of last year's festive season The UAE's British embassy released a take on the 'Twas the Night
article_snippet: Before Christmas poem to raise awareness of what is and isn't acceptable in public there.
article_snippet: No holding of hands or Christmas kisses; under the mistletoe, despite amorous wishes,” it said.
article_snippet: In saying this, Balinese Hindus recently celebrated Balinese Hindus annual Nyepi Day of Silence in which thousands of locals gather in the streets to take part in a kissing ritual known as omed omedan that is supposed to bring fortune for the coming year.
article_snippet: A couple hold hands in Tokyo as A couple walk past a display for White Day, the equivalent of Valentine's Day .