Mistletoe also known throughout history as the golden bough has several different legends associated with its beginning and its meaning.
Starting back as far as the Celtic Druids you can find more than one story concerning the mystical mistletoe. One such story is their belief that the plant held the soul of the host tree, which was the “holy oak”. During a ceremony, the Druid priests would harvest the mistletoe with a golden sickle to ensure the mistletoe never touched the ground, as it would lose its magical powers. The powers would quickly be absorbed back into the earth. Once the mistletoe was harvested, the priests would have the branches out to the people for them to use against all kinds of evils.
In England, mistletoe at one time was placed over the doorways for good luck. They believed that only happiness could pass underneath the mistletoe, therefore, enemies would hug and seal their peaceful intentions with a kiss of friendship.
The ancient Norse people have a wonderful legend centered on the mistletoe. In their legend, the god Odin and his wife Frigga had a son by the name of Balder. Frigga loved her son very dearly. She took steps to ensure that nothing would ever harm him by way of earth, fire, water, or air.
The mistletoe did not fit into any of these categories, so an evil spirit by the name of Loki created an arrow out of mistletoe and gave it to Balder’s brother, Holder. Holder was blind and Loki held onto his hand and shot Balder in the heart with the mistletoe arrow. Balder died.
From this moment on, the legend is told differently in various stories. One is that Balder is brought to life. In another one, he had a Viking’s funeral and was sent to the Otherworld on a burning ship. He was to remain there until it was time for him to come back to earth to start a new era.
From that day, forward, Frigga stated the mistletoe would never harm anyone again and made it a symbol of love and made the promise to bestow a kiss upon everyone who passed beneath it.
I would tend to think that the mistletoe tradition would be more popular than the "hide the pickle in the christmas tree" tradition...but I guess....*shrugs*
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I would tend to think that the mistletoe tradition would be more popular than the "hide the pickle in the christmas tree" tradition...but I guess....*shrugs*
i'll hide my pickle in your xmas tr...ahh hell its xmas no potty mouth until after the holidays
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I would tend to think that the mistletoe tradition would be more popular than the "hide the pickle in the christmas tree" tradition...but I guess....*shrugs*
i'll hide my pickle in your xmas tr...ahh hell its xmas no potty mouth until after the holidays
Walking home from work Stop at the supermarket, condemement aisle A jar of pickles catches the eye Make eye contact with a solitary pickle Bought the jar took it home
Made it up the stairs Made it through the doorway, waded through the floor Tried to head in the general direction of the bathroom door The truest room in the whole damn house
Singin' love is the answer to a question That I have forgotten But I know I've been asked And the answer has got to be love love love
Now Feeding time with TV Then sleeping time, not sleepy So reading time with pickle But were the bed side lamp had been Is now a milignant soft soft green
Has it always been this way? Is it possible all this magic went unnoticed? Maybe things will start to change And life will turn a better page No more rain
Singin' love is the answer To a question i know I've been asked And the answer has got to be love love love
Tomorrow back to work again Run to the supermarket, running hopeful through the aisles Haven't been this happy in a long time But not a single jar was smiling afterall
But pickle jars are just pickle jars And pickles are just pickles Ingredients ... water, salt, cucumber, garlic and pickling spices
But love is the answer to a question That I've forgotten But I know I've been asked And the answere has got to be love
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