The Revived Mistletoe Thread
POSTED BY: CallMeSerenity
UPDATED: Thursday, December 14, 2006 22:17
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Aha!
*smooches all around*
Kissing under mistletoe... what a brilliant idea. Somebody thought of that and someone believed and looks what it's done so far.
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es to SimonWho for thinking up the idea in the first place!!
Serenity,
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Kisses to everyone above me.
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And a nice hoilday to you too VE !
Bryce
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Is misteltoe Pagan? Oh well...
LA!
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Probably has been stolen from us somewhre in history.
And a Yule for you !
Brye
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Happy Holidays, PR and LA.
Since you asked:
"There are a lot of myths surrounding mistletoe. Vikings dating back to the eighth century believed that mistletoe had the power to raise humans from the dead, relating to the resurrection of Balder, the god of the summer sun.
"Balder had a dream that he was going to die. His mother, Frigga, the goddess of love and beauty, was frantic about his dream and said that if he died, everything on Earth would die. To ensure her son's safety, Frigga went to all of the elements -- air, fire, water and earth, as well as to all of the animals and plants -- and asked them not to kill Balder. In the same way a child would be heckled these days if his mother asked kids not to pick on her child, Balder was teased and had things thrown at him. It was thought that, because of his mother's power, he was immune to harm.
"Balder's only enemy, Loki, found a loophole in Frigga's request for her son's safety -- mistletoe. Mistletoe grows on the tree it attaches itself to, and therefore has no roots of its own and could not be affected by Frigga's request. Loki made a poisoned dart with mistletoe, and tricked the blind brother of Balder, Hoder, into shooting the arrow that killed Balder.
"For three days, all the elements tried their hardest to bring Balder back to life, but failed. Finally, the tears that Frigga cried for her dead son changed the red mistletoe berries to white, raising Balder from the dead. Frigga then reversed mistletoe's bad reputation, and kissed everyone who walked underneath it out of gratitude for getting her son back.
"The Miracle Worker
"Another myth in mistletoe's past comes from Britain. In the first century, the Druids in Britain believed that mistletoe could perform miracles, from providing fertility to humans and animals to healing diseases and protecting people from witchcraft.
"The Druids would cut mistletoe off oak trees in a special ceremony five days after the new moon following the winter solstice. The Druids believed that the mistletoe would become contaminated if it touched the ground, so they used a special white cloth to catch it. The Druids then sacrificed two white bulls while prayers were said, and priests gave out the mistletoe sprigs to the people, who believed they would then be kept safe from evil spirits and storms.
"Mistletoe is also said to be a sexual symbol, because of the consistency and color of the berry juice. The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe could have come from either the Viking association of the plant with Frigga, the goddess of love, or from the ancient belief that mistletoe was related to fertility.
"The correct mistletoe etiquette is for the man to remove one berry when he kisses a woman. When all the berries are gone, there is no more kissing underneath that plant. It is believed that an unmarried woman not kissed under the mistletoe will remain single for another year."
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Wow ,good myth !
I just ( before reading this ) sent some of what you wrote to PR in the Pub.See great minds think alike !
I knew it seemed Pagan .
bryce
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Um... yeah. Maybe this Xmas/mistletoe thing is a myth, but it's a gorram good one., just cuz. Happy Holidaying good Browncoat folk!
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Huh, I never knew that myth about mistletoe..thanks for posting that! Oh, and !
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