| The myth behind kissing under the
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| | boughs into sprigs, and gave them to the
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| mistletoe during Christmas time:Have you
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| | people to protect them from storms and
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| ever wondered where some of our modern
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| | other forms of evil.Mistletoe has also
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| traditions came from? As the Christmas
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| | been included in many famous myths from
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| season approaches, I have been doing some
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| | earlier times. The Norse myth that comes
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| research regarding certain
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| | to mind is that of the resurrection of
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| holiday-related topics. My findings may
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| | Balder, the god of the summer sun. The
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| surprise even the biggest
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| | myth states that Balder had a dream in
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| scrooge!Mistletoe has been revered by
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| | which he dies. His mother Frigga, the
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| certain cultures for many, many years.
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| | goddess of beauty and love, was rather
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| The ancient Celts of Britain felt that
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| | alarmed by this. Frigga went to all of
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| Mistletoe held sacred powers of healing,
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| | the elements (air, fire, water, and
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| and that it contained the soul of the
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| | earth) and asked that they spare her son.
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| tree from which it was cut. In the
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| | When she was satisfied that she had
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| Celtic language, Mistletoe means "All
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| | secured their cooperation in this matter,
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| Heal".The Druids also had an interesting
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| | she informed Balder that he would live
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| ceremony that included Mistletoe. The
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| | forever.Balder had one enemy, though.
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| pagan priests of the time would carefully
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| | Loki, the god of evil, discovered one
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| cut boughs of Mistletoe from the sacred
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| | plant that Frigga had overlooked. That
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| Oak tree with a golden sickle. They were
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| | plant was Mistletoe. Loki fashioned an
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| ever careful not to let the boughs touch
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| | arrow made from the branch of the
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| the ground, for fear of contaminating
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| | Mistletoe, and dipped it in poison.
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| them. The priests then divided these
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