UNDER THE MISTLETOE...
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According to Christmas custom, any two people who meet under a hanging of mistletoe are obliged to kiss.
The custom may be of Scandinavian origin.
"The mistletoe is still hung up in farm-houses and kitchens at Christmas, and the young men have the privilege of kissing the girls under it, plucking each time a berry from the bush.
When the berries are all plucked the privilege ceases."
The tradition dictates that a man is allowed to kiss any woman standing underneath mistletoe, and that bad luck would befall any woman who refused the kiss.
Mistletoe is the common name for a group of parasitic plants that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub.
The name mistletoe originally referred to the species Viscum album (European mistletoe, of the family Santalaceae in the order Santalales); it is the only species native to Great Britain and much of Europe.
A broad array of animals depend on mistletoe for food, consuming the leaves and young shoots, transferring pollen between plants and dispersing the sticky seeds
Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)
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UNDER THE MISTLETOE...
#AbFav_MONTH_of_DECEMBER_🎀
According to Christmas custom, any two people who meet under a hanging of mistletoe are obliged to kiss.
The custom may be of Scandinavian origin.
"The mistletoe is still hung up in farm-houses and kitchens at Christmas, and the young men have the privilege of kissing the girls under it, plucking each time a berry from the bush.
When the berries are all plucked the privilege ceases."
The tradition dictates that a man is allowed to kiss any woman standing underneath mistletoe, and that bad luck would befall any woman who refused the kiss.
Mistletoe is the common name for a group of parasitic plants that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub.
The name mistletoe originally referred to the species Viscum album (European mistletoe, of the family Santalaceae in the order Santalales); it is the only species native to Great Britain and much of Europe.
A broad array of animals depend on mistletoe for food, consuming the leaves and young shoots, transferring pollen between plants and dispersing the sticky seeds
Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
mistletoe, viscum album, green, leaves, berries, conceptual art, ribbon, red, bow, Christmas, plant, studio, square, black background, colour, NikonD7000, Magda-indigo