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celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 10 Dec

When I was younger we could buy bouquets of these in stores. I wonder if a person can even find plastic ones nowadays. I am reading that some can be found at florists, farmers markets, or specialty online shops. There are growing...

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Christmas Mistletoe

Ruby Hawk @RubyHawk (99367) • Atlanta, Georgia 22 Nov 23

@celticeagle wrote a discussion about mistletoe a few days ago saying she had never seen mistletoe growing in trees. All the oak trees in this complex are full of mistletoe. I told her when enough leaves fell from the trees to see...

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Interesting Facts About Mistletoe

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 7 Nov 23

I haven't seen or heard anything about mistletoe in several years. We used to buy it in bunches and hang it in doorways, and if two people met there a kiss could be stolen. In Britain, it is said that no lady should refuse a kiss....

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Mistletoe As Medicine

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 18 Dec 21

I was thinking about mistletoe and I wonder if it is even used at Christmastime anymore. Remember? It used to be hung in doorways and if you and someone of the opposite sex went under it gave reason for a kissing situation. I...

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Meet the Family (Part 5)

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 9 Feb 19

You now know about my mum's unfortunate childhood but, once she became more independent her life became a little easier. She went out and about with her friends and even went into the nearby city of Norwich without Grandma....

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Mistletoe!

Toni @toniganzon (77064) • Philippines 26 Dec 17

I kissed myself under a mistletoe! This isn't our tradition and I've seen people doing this in the movies. Though when I was in high school we did hang a mistletoe and would asked our classmates to kiss under it. It...

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What Price a Kiss?

Max Crisp @Orson_Kart (8264) • United Kingdom 6 Dec 17

As it's the festive season again, I have been wondering whether to fork out for a sprig of mistletoe? I used to be fairly successful with my sprig, but in recent years, the kiss-rate has gone down. Is my puckering less attractive...

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Mistletoe Jolly Song

Sophie @SophieY (891) • South Africa 24 Nov 16

"I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe last night. " Another tradition around this festive season is the presence of Mistletoe - After revising where the tradition of the mistletoe comes from, I am quite happy...

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Dung On A Twig

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 24 Nov 16

I am a die-hard romantic and always thought that the tradition of hanging mistletoe in a doorway and if you are caught under it you have to kiss the person next to you was rather intriguing and, with the right person next to you,...

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Mistletoe and its fertility power.

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5966) • Greece 10 Dec 15

Will mistletoe be part of your Christmas decorations? If so you are following an ancient tradition, since mistletoe is a herb that was valued by Greeks and Romans, for medical reasons in their case. It was perhaps the Celtic...

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"I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus,...

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 20 Dec 12

underneath the mistletoe last night." Do you use mistletoe in decorating for Christmas? Do you know the tradition that goes with mistletoe?

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Under the mistletoe, kissing a star

faeryoftheshire1 @faeryoftheshire1 (558) • United States 21 Dec 09

I've been thinking about mistletoe today. We don't see mistletoe as much as we did when I was a kid. It would be perfect to share a kiss with Bing Crosby under the mistletoe if it were possible. White Christmas is my favorite...

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Yule Versus Christmas

bwindsor @bwindsor (25) • United States 11 Nov 09

Many of the traditions that we hold as "Christmas" are actually from the original Celtic holiday of Yule. Holly, mistletoe, candles in windows all have long runs in Celtic mythologies before Jesus was even born much less had his...

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Underneath the Mistletoe

kellys3ps @kellys3ps (3723) • United States 20 Dec 08

I must admit, I have always had a thing for Matt Damon - and if I weren't married, and actully stood a chance in you know where, I would love to find him under some mistletoe! So, fess up, what hollywood hunk or beauty would you...

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Who would you like to find under the mistletoe?

I_am_yours_06 @I_am_yours_06 (185) • Philippines 25 Nov 08

definitely it will be my family

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Christmas and Mistletoe

applsofgld @applsofgld (2506) • United States 3 Sep 07

I just love Christmas, it is my most favorite season of the year. I love everything about Christmas, the music, the decorations, the family get togethers, the smells and the FOOD!! How many of you hang mistletoe up for the...

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mistletoes...as vampires???

symontimea @symontimea (842) • Romania 22 Jan 07

The consumption of another's blood (or flesh) has been used as a tactic of psychological warfare intended to terrorize the enemy, and can be used to reflect various spiritual beliefs. In zoology and botany, the term vampirism is...

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I am holding a mistletoe right above your head!

Kylalynn @Kylalynn (1771) • South Africa 12 Dec 06

Please tell me who you would like to kiss under my mistleto.

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Who would you like to be caught under the mistletoe with????

jediwa72 @jediwa72 (204) • United States 2 Dec 06

Christmas is just around the corner...one of my absolute favorite things is mistletoe. My husband doesn't celebrate holidays but of course he is who I'd like to kiss under the mistletoe! I suppose if it were someone famous I'd...

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Why do you kiss under Mistletoe?

trisha5k @trisha5k (55) • United States 2 Dec 06

Curious of why we kiss under Mistletoe? Just wondering

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