▁to ▁be ▁ex changed ▁between ▁Commun ist ▁leaders ▁in ▁Asia . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Cuba ▁has ▁also ▁adopted ▁the ▁Asian ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁rit ual . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁This ▁rit ual ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁practice ▁of ▁che ek ▁kiss ing ▁as ▁a ▁gre eting ▁between ▁family ▁members ▁or ▁close ▁friends . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁F rat ernal - ▁or ▁E aster ▁K iss , ▁which ▁through ▁its ▁ent rench ment ▁in ▁the ▁r ites ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁carried ▁a ▁substantial ▁strength ▁of ▁expression ▁and ▁so ▁found ▁use ▁in ▁daily ▁life . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁equality , ▁frat ern ity ▁and ▁solid ar ity , ▁the ▁social ist ▁frat ernal ▁kiss ▁was ▁the ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁path os ▁and ▁enthus ias m ▁of ▁the ▁emer gent ▁Work ers ' ▁movement ▁between ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Commun ist ▁International , ▁a ▁rit ual isation ▁of ▁the ▁so ▁far ▁sp ont aneous ▁gesture ▁succeeded ▁into ▁an ▁official ▁gre eting ▁between ▁Commun ist ▁com r ades . ▁The ▁symbol ic ▁rein for cement ▁of ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁cam ar ader ie ▁also ▁gained ▁success ▁through ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁many ▁Commun ists ▁and ▁Social ists ▁had ▁to ▁make ▁long , ▁ar du ous ▁and ▁dangerous ▁tri ps ▁to ▁then ▁the ▁isolated ▁B ols he vik ▁Russia . ▁That ▁way ▁the ▁much - ex per ien ced