Inject a bit of romance into your Christmas gatherings. All ittakes is a sprig of mistletoe hung in a well-trafficked area in yourhome. Most florists carry the pale green plant that grows at the topof oak trees. It is a parasitic plant and also grows on apple trees,bearing white glutinous berries in winter.
Exactly how mistletoe became connected with Christmas is amystery. The World Book Encyclopedia says that ancient Celticpriests, called druids, used to give people sprigs of the plant as acharm. Hundreds of years ago, some people in Europe used it atreligious gatherings. Today, people hang a piece of this plant overdoorways. Anyone caught standing under it must give a …
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