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Mistletoe Superstitions
- Mistletoe, also known as Celtic-All-Heal was popular by the 19th
century. Since the times of druids, it was associated with fertility
and kissing.
- Earlier, an ethical man was supposed to present a mistletoe berry
for each kiss. When berries finished, so would the kissing.
- Luck favors those who kiss under the mistletoe but turn against
those who avoid it.
- It is bad luck to take Christmas mistletoe down and should only
be replaced on the following Christmas.
- Unmarried girls used to steal sprigs of mistletoe from church
decorations and hid them under their pillows as a charm to dream of
their future husbands.
- Burning old mistletoe was said to predict marriage prospects of
an unmarried girl. Steady flames ensured happy marital life while
the spluttering flames predicted bad tempered and cross husbands.
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