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What do people hang on their doorway instead of mistletoe in England?
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How do you use the word mistletoe in a sentence?
At X-mas, I'd always look above me for the MISTLETOE because i didn't wanna you-know-wat yet
Why do people hang mistletoe during Christmas?
Actually back in when Celt were around mistletoe was found to be very usefull and was meant to heal you. The Romans thought that enemies who met under Mistletoe were friends so the tradition went on to England were it is good luck to hang it
What is the legend of the mistletoe?
well the legend of the mistletoe is that who ever meaning two people get caught under the mistletoe have to kiss one another
What holiday is mistletoe commonly used for?
Christmas is the holiday that mistletoe is commonly used for. The common folklore associated with the mistletoe is that if two people who stood under the mistletoe and kissed, they would have "life-giving" powers.
Where did Kissing under the mistletoe come from?
The first comes from the Druids living in Britain around 100 A.D. These Druids thought that Mistletoe could perform miracles. They thought that Mistletoe could help cure diseases and protect people from witches. They even thought it could help people and animals have more babies. So the Druids had a special ceremony that would happen in late December or early January. Priests would cut mistletoe out of oak trees and then give the mistletoe to people to hang in their houses so that it would ward off evil spirits. This probably explains why mistletoe became connected to Christmas -- the time of year is exactly the same. And it explains why people started bringing mistletoe into their houses. But what about kissing? The whole kissing thing might come from a Viking legend. Around 800 A.D., the Vikings had a mistletoe story they liked to tell. Vikings had a lot of gods (like the Greeks did) and many of their stories involved these gods. One of their gods -- Balder -- was killed with a poison made from mistletoe. His mother -- Frigga -- was able to bring him back to life after three days by reversing the effects of the poison. Once she did that, she kissed everyone who walked under mistletoe because she was so happy to get her son back. These days, you buy mistletoe in little plastic bags around Christmas time. You hang it in a doorway in your home. If you see someone standing under the mistletoe, you are supposed to kiss him or her. If you want to be proper, the man is supposed to pick one of the berries off the mistletoe after the kiss. It's a fun Christmas tradition!
What shrubbery asks for people to kiss?
mistletoe
What are people encouraged to kiss under?
mistletoe
What do people do under misteltoe on Christmas?
People kiss under the mistletoe.
Which shruberry askes for people to kiss?
mistletoe. which is a parasite.
What happens when you stand under mistletoe?
Tradition dictates that if two people are under mistletoe, they must kiss.
Plant people may stand under at Christmas?
Mistletoe
What group of people started the tradition of mistletoe?
The Christmas tradition surrounding mistletoe states that two people who meet beneath it should kiss. The tradition originated in Scandinavia. In Norse mythology, a goddess declared that mistletoe would bring love into the world and the tradition of kissing beneath it started.
