Mistletoe Jewelry, Mistletoe Hats and Mistletoe Gifts
Mistletoe gifts and mistle toe t-shirts and clothing gifts featuring the holiday favorite, mistletoe. Mistletoe caps and got mistletoe tshirts and apparel gifts.
Funny Christmas T-shirts, tees, Gifts and gear with picture of a desperate dude chasing woman with a mistletoe contraption above his head to try to get kissed.
Customizable Mistletoe Holiday mousepads, Gifts and Stocking Stuffers with red and green holiday colors and picture of a man and woman about to kiss under the mistletoe.
Mistletoe presents and products. Includes 1 3.5"x4.25" sticker sheetAcid FreeThese dimensional stickers are acid free and perfect for decorating your scrapbook pages and homemade cards [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Everyone is getting into the act of Christmas joy. Time for you to hang this tie and try entice that special person to give you a kiss under the mistletoe. ( it's a little naughty, so were not r... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Put a smile on under the mistletoe with Mistletoe Smiley Body Lights! These lights are perfect for this upcoming Christmas. Pick up yours today along with the rest of our Christmas Body Lights C... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. The tree, with its simple beauty and symmetry, calls to the artist in all of us. It's no wonder that the tree has been an image used on applique quilts almost from the beginning. In mid-19th cen... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Mistletoe Ball Ceiling Pendant by Meyda Tiffany is available from bedbathstore.com for only $593.99. Shop bedbathstore for the best price and quality with Free Shipping. [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Trucker Hat. Instant Mistletoe hats and Holiday gifts for anyone trying to get kissed this Holiday season! Even if there is no mistletoe around, you have instant mistletoe on these fun holiday p... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. The uniquely-shaped all-white design adds a touch of elegance to a traditional setting. This holiday piece coordinates perfectly with both formal and casual stemware and flatware as well as our ... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Brighten your holiday with seasonal dinnerware accent pieces. The fluted bands of this dinnerware and column-like detailing recall classical Italian architecture. A complete suite of accessories... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Brighten your holiday with seasonal dinnerware accent pieces. The fluted bands of this dinnerware and column-like detailing recall classical Italian architecture. A complete suite of accessories... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Be flexible with your holiday decorating. Stretch this garland along your mantel, wind it around a banister, or form it into a wreath to hang on the wall-any way you style it, this wonderful mix... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Circle Ornament. A cat and a cute little puppy are kissing under the mistletoe. Made from an original watercolor painting by me, Jessica Borjesson. [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Trucker Hat. This festive Christmas designs says MEET ME UNDER THE MISTLETOE with a sprig of green mistletoe tied in a red ribbon. Funny Christmas design on t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, jerse... [Read more]
Mistletoe presents and products. Postcard. Mistletoe Holiday postcards and Stocking Stuffers with red and green holiday colors and picture of a man and woman about to kiss under the mistletoe. Fun mistletoe kissing gifts and ge... [Read more]
You smile to yourself, as you hang the mistletoe in a prominent doorway or from the bottom of a chandelier, every holiday season. You think about all the times you were kissed under it-or all the times you wanted to be kissed, but weren't. And this year, just as it crosses your mind that you have no idea why this strange plant became a Christmas tradition, your child watches you and asks: "What is that?" "Mistletoe", you answer, hoping that will satisfy him. It doesn't: "It's a toe?" "No", you reply, realizing that your parental omniscience is about to be challenged, "It's a plant." "Why are you hanging it up?" "So Mommy and Daddy can kiss underneath it." He looks at you like you're speaking Greek. You know the next word: "Why?" "Because", and you know how lame you sound, "that's what people do." "Why?"
This could go on for hours, because, in fact, you don't know the answer, do you? You hang your mistletoe every year when you decorate (hopefully, it's plastic, since the real thing yields toxic berries), but you don't really know where the tradition came from.
Well, no one knows, exactly, but mistletoe-a parasitic plant found on trees, the seeds of which are spread by birds and wind-has been an object of mystery in many cultures, dating back thousands of years.
Based on their mythology, the Vikings believed that mistletoe had the power to raise the dead. They believed that Balder, the son of their goddess of love and beauty, Frigga, was killed by an arrow tipped with the poison in mistletoe. Frigga mourned so deeply that her tears turned the red berries of the mistletoe white, and Balder was revived. Frigga was so grateful that she reversed mistletoe's previously deadly reputation, and henceforth she kissed everyone who walked underneath the plant.
The Druids of ancient Britain believed that mistletoe had miraculous properties, that it could cure disease and provide fertility in humans, and that it would protect against witchcraft.
In fact, today, mistletoe extracts are being tested for use in some forms of cancer chemotherapy-it's been shown to kill certain cancer cells in the laboratory-as well as to mitigate the negative effects of other chemotherapies, and to boost the immune system. In Europe and Asia, mistletoe extracts are used to treat all kinds of ailments, like arthritis, rheumatism, hypertension, epilepsy, and menopausal symptoms.
None of this will answer your five-year-old's question, about why you hang it in your home, today, and why you kiss Daddy everytime you're both underneath it. So just tell him, we hang mistletoe today to remind us of the need to show our loved ones how we feel about them. Then pull him over, under the mistletoe, give him a big hug and a kiss and tell him how much you love him. It won't matter to either of you why we do it, every year-but it will feel like a great tradition to keep.
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