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Mistletoe The Plant - Is It Good or Bad?
Is mistletoe the plant good for anything other than "getting caught" under? Visions of Christmas cheer, festivities, and kisses pop into our heads when we think of mistletoe. The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe started long ago... where a berry would be taken off the sprig every time a kiss was exchanged. But there's much more to this green, leathery sprig than you might think.
Mistletoe is the name for a group of parasitic plants. They have no true roots, and attach themselves to trees for survival. Mistletoe lives off the host tree Read More...
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Mistletoe Got You Down
The holiday season is here, bringing with it the highest time of year for depression and suicides. Perhaps, you are someone that this season brings dread to. You may have just broken up with someone, lost your job or experienced something, such as Read More...
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Mistletoe and Santa Claus
One of Santa’s favorite traditions around Christmas time—and surely a favorite tradition of men everywhere during Christmas —is that of mistletoe. When a man catches his wife or special someone under the mistletoe, he gets to plant a kiss on her. Of Read More...
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Christmas Mistletoe - The Magic Is Still On!
Green shrub with small, yellow flowers and white, sticky berries, remind us of Christmas. This is interesting to note how mistletoe got associated with Christmas. One can trace back its origin in the pagan history. Mistletoe was used for ceremonial p Read More...
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Christmas and the Mistletoe Tradition
The myth behind kissing under the mistletoe during Christmas time:
Have you ever wondered where some of our modern traditions came from? As the Christmas season approaches, I have been doing some research regarding certain holiday-related topics. Read More...
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