Balder, the god of light was assassinated with dart made of mistletoe by the god of mischief Loki.
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Mistletoe is a parasite that lives off the tree.
Mistletoe was first used in songs to honor the legend of the mistletoe plant. The legend is, there was a god named Baldur, son of Frigga. Frigate told every animal and plant not to harm Baldur, but mistletoe escaped hearing this. Then Loki, enemy of Baldur, tricked the blind god of winter into shooting Baldur with an arrow that had a shaft made of mistletoe.
Ecologically, mistletoe plays an important role in enhancing diversity in an ecosystem as well as provide a means for distribution of pollen.Culturally, mistletoe has significance in Christmas as well as Druidic and Nordic mythology. The former is the custom of kissing under the mistletoe, the origin of which is from Druidic customs of using mistletoe to ward off evil. It was also said that Loki killed Balder with an arrow made of mistletoe, because that was the one plant Frigga had not asked to never harm her son.
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Mistletoes is the plural of mistletoe
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Mistletoe, ivy.
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Mistletoe has a long history, with its use dating back to ancient times. The Druids in Gaul are known to have revered mistletoe around 100 BCE, using it in rituals for its supposed medicinal properties and as a symbol of peace. The tradition of using mistletoe as a Christmas decoration and for kissing under it became popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Thus, while mistletoe itself is a natural plant, its cultural significance evolved over centuries.
Mistletoe is a plant belonging to the order Santalales.There are over 900 species of mistletoe but the mistletoe that is commonly sold for Christmas is the species Phoradendron flavescens.