Q. Why do X's represent kisses?
A. In the Middle Ages most people were illiterate, so could not write their names. Instead they scrawled an X and kissed it to affirm their sincerity. The kiss and the cross became synonymous.
X has also long been used as shorthand for Christ (hence Xmas), so by kissing it one was making a pledge in the name of the Lord.
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