Tag: mistletoe

• Christmas Fun Fact #2

  

  Why do we kiss under mistletoe? In an old Norse legend, Frigga, the goddess of love, had a son named Baldr. To protect her beloved son, Frigga made every creature and everything promise not to harm him, with the exception of mistletoe. The trickster god, Loki, learned this and tricked Hoth, Baldr’s blind brother, into…

  ateerablackwood

  December 19, 2022

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• Christmas Fun Fact #1

  Evergreen trees (spruce, pine, or fir trees), ivy, holly, and mistletoe are Christmas staples because they are some of the few plants that are green/flowering through the winter season.

  ateerablackwood

  December 16, 2022

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  Christmas, evergreen trees, fun facts, holidays, holly, ivy, mistletoe, trees