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Why we kiss under mistletoe

Kissing under the mistletoe is thought to have evolved from the Roman winter solstice festival of Saturnalia and marriage rites. The plant was said to bestow the gift of fertility. In Scandinavia mistletoe was regarded as a plant of peace that would help enemies resolve their conflict or warring spouses kiss and settle their differences. Tradition also has it that mistletoe should be burned on the twelfth night in case all the boys and girls who have kissed under it never marry. Those who want to ensure they get the etiquette correct should remember that men are meant to pluck berries when they kiss a woman under mistletoe and once the last one is gone the frolics should stop.

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