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CStoner	Posted: 01.12.2002, 17:58
registered: Jun. 2002 Posts: 145 Status: offline last visit: 21.10.08	:idea: The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe probably got its start with the Druids as well. According to one explanation, the Norse god Balder was killed with an arrow made of mistletoe. The rest of the gods were sad, so they decided to bring him back to life. The Goddess of Love then dedicated the mistletoe to Balder--and anyone passing under it must receive a kiss to show tribute to this symbol of love. Others point to the Druid tradition of laying down arms and exchanging greetings under the mistletoe as the origin of the kissing tradition. They credit the English for taking peace one step further by puckering up, then plucking a berry from the bunch and discarding it. The kissing ended when the berries ran out, inspiring people to find hearty bunches. Cheryl Fenrich Stoner

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