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The history and orgin of the Christmas mistletoe can be traced back to the ancient Scandinavian custom as well as to the Norse myth. The Scandinavian people believe mistletoe to be a plant of peace. Even if enemies happen to pass beneath the plant, they had to lay down their arms and call truce at least unil the next day. Slowly and graduadly, this custom gave rise to the kissing condition that is in vouge. However, Christmas mistletoe is also very much associated with one of the Norse myths, known as the myth of Baldur.
Bardur, the God of vegitation, was the son of Norse goddess, Frigga. When he was born, Frigga made each and every plant, animal and even inanimate object promise it will never ever harm Bardur. Somehow, the mistletoe plant escaped the attention of Frigga, and Loki, the enemy of Badur, took advantage of this lapse. He tricked one of the other God's into killing Baldur with a spear made of mistletoe.
With the death of Baldur, winters came into the world. To correct this situation, the God's restored Baldur to life. After this incident, Frigga pronounced the mistletoe to be a sacrad plant, to bring love into the world rather than death. From then onwards, whenever two people pass under mistletoe, the kiss and celebrte Baldur ressurection. Apart from the customs and myths, the Christmas mistletoe has also been associated with kissing as it is regarded as an aphrodisiac.
Posted on: Thursday the 15th of December 2011.
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Written by: Machelle Osborne
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