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THE CHINA MAIL," SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1937.

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10 most people, a sprig ·

Tormistletoe is an Mistletoe is referred to in

ex- the early legends about cuse for a stolen kiss and, Norsemen and Danes, One, like holly is an essential in- mythical tale is about the gredient of the Christmus god Balder, poet and lover "atmosphere." But folklore of all living things on earth. has it that the white ber- ries of mistletoe are the petrified tears of a grief- stricken goddess, whereas the red berries of holly are said to have magical pro- perties for the love-lorn.

About mistletoe, only one thing is certain: it is very old. Ever the origin of its

shrouded mystery. One story traces it. to Germany, from the fact that birds ent the berries but 'spit out the seeds. The German word for expelled matter is 'mist' - thus,

name

mistletoe.

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Another gives it a Saxon

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Girls were once told that it selected goven bright hotly leaves and three holly them with string

the head

Friga grieved greatly and, hor tears descended from they he the heavens, freezing into barrier, tied feding he was white bells and fastening that had at least three knots na to die. lie told themselves to the mistletoe it, and hung them his mother, the goddess boughs... and ever after of their bed, on Christmas Eve,

would appear in a dream), Friga about his fear. Friga, the plant that killed her son a vision of their husband-to-be who was believed to be the bore her tears of sorrow,

. It he

mado In Scandinavian coun- approaches in the dream, the creator of earth, fire, water,

girl should beware for, it succeeded in stealing a kiss, it foretold a tragle, and to her

air, plants and animals, so tries, the plant has a holy the story goes, promised to significance. Sworn enemies protect him and instructed meeting beneath, it would all the things she had shake hands and forget all created to help guard him their differences while ngainst danger.

standing under it.

But Balder had a hated This is the nearest one enemy who had tried many can get to the origin of the times to kill him and had custom that a boy may failed. This enemy learned claim a kiss from any girl of the promise Frigu had

so long as they are obtained from all the things under a sprig of mistletoe. 'mis- she had created. He also derivation — from

In Druid ceremonies, only tiltan', meaning a different found out that she had for- twig'. Then there is a sug- gotten to extract a promise the Druid was allowed to gestion that the name of to protect Balder from cut the plant, and he had to the kissing green' came mistletoe. So he made an perform the operation with from the ancient Druids' arrow from mistletoe a knife of gold, specially ceremonies, and 4 word branch, and with it, shot blessed. meaning 'gloom twig'. Bulder through the heart.

Mistletoe is parasitic plant that attaches itself, usually to fruit trees.

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If, however, in the dre:M, her future mate showed signs of antagonism, and

quarrelled

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fiercely with her, this was suro sign that she would marry him and Uve happily everetter.

If this method of finding her true love didn't appeal, there was another one she could try. aeven hally leaves She look and seven feathers from the Christmas turkey, held the lot bedroom window, let them float in cupped hands, and from her down to earth

If, in their fight, the leaves feathers become widely and separated, then she could' bo certain marige was not on her immediate horizon. But if at three feathera noted caves, it was a sign of

of the holly rood prospects for marriage before the next Yuletide,

Early Christiana believed the Cross on which Christ was crucified, came from a mistletoe "tree" and be least cause of that the plant was relegated to

a para site.

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If she Hed her man in mind already and wanted to <r- court ge him a bit, she couldn't do better then hand him a sprig of holly. This by ancient

HOLLY has a much more custom, meant she loved him

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