Deck the Halls
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98072)
Daytona Beach, Florida
December 13, 2023 4:23pm CST
The saying “Deck the Halls” simply means putting up Christmas decorations. The word deck means “decorate”. This phrase comes from a traditional carol dating back to the 16th century. The idea behind it was to decorate halls with holly tree branches which was an old tradition.
My absolute favorite saying is “Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle”. You all know that tinsel is the shiny metal foil used to shine up the Christmas tree. This saying simply means to keep yourself calm and not get stressed out.
“Meet me under the mistletoe” refers to the Christmas tradition of hanging up a branch of mistletoe beneath which two people have to share a kiss. This tradition goes back to the ancient Roman winter festival called Saturnalia. In Victorian times this was associated with a marriage proposal.
Do you deck the halls, keep cool, and kiss under the mistletoe?
For your pleasure a real cacophony Jingle Cat Silent Night
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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15 Dec 23
No tinsel, no tangle no stress. Cool as a cucumber. As far as mistletoe, I don't kiss and tell... 
Great expressions! And those cats are a bit out of tune. 
Great expressions! And those cats are a bit out of tune. 1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
14 Dec 23
I wish I had a hall to deck. I love halls.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Dec 23
@RebeccasFarm what did you think of the meowing kitties?
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
14 Dec 23
I have a holly tree in the garden. I will go out to cut some branches to decorate more.
During the festivals of the winter solstice, white-robed Druids would perform a ceremony where a bough of mistletoe would be cut with a golden sickle. My Mom always both mistletoe to hang.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Dec 23
@LadyDuck interesting traditions, Your lucky you have a holly tree,
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
15 Dec 23
@RasmaSandra - I like those trees because they are evergreens.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Dec 23
@just4him actually I have never kissed under the mistletoe either I was always busy with getting the tree up and the decorations done,
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Dec 23
@JudyEv well people do get stressed out on the holidays
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
14 Dec 23
Thanks for the into. Love the saying. I remember the metal tinsel. Now it's all plastic-like. All I can say about Jingle Cat Silent Night is OMGoodness. Have a great day.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Dec 23
@LindaOHio wondering if I could teach my cat to sing a Christmas song. Freddie has a loud voice but Tish sort of squeaks. I hope you too had a great day,
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Dec 23
@AmbiePam I will look up Chewbacca on YouTube. We got luck in Latvia we could put on some tinsel and the cat left it alone,
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@snowy22315 (209080)
• United States
13 Dec 23
I never heard of don't get your tingle in a tangle, but I like it!
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Dec 23
@snowy22315 that is my favorite and it sounds funny too
@Tampa_girl7 (54718)
• United States
13 Dec 23
I haven’t seen mistletoe in many years.
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