Archive for July 14th, 2006

There is so much history about mistletoe, that I will never be able to cover it all here but I will try to skim the surface then give you a reference in the end if you are interested in reading more.
Hanging mistletoe over a doorway during the Christmas holidays is a tradition most of […]

Mistletoe has been associated with many pagan rituals and
apparently has been used as a decoration at Christmas time for many thousands of years. According
to the book by Charles Panati, "Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things,"
the church forbade the use of mistletoe in any form, because of its idolatrous
associations.
Holly was suggested as a substitute as a […]