Meet me under the mistletoe…
Christmas isn’t Christmas without some mistletoe. Here at The Plant Market, as you would expect, our mistletoe is the freshest mistletoe from an organic farm.
We associate it with kissing but there are some fun facts about it;
- Mistletoe is a plant that grows on range of trees including willow, apple and oak trees.
- The tradition of hanging it in the house goes back to the times of the ancient Druids. It is supposed to possess mystical powers which bring good luck to the household and wards off evil spirits.
- It was also used as a sign of love and friendship in Norse mythology.
- Kissing under the mistletoe comes with rules: a berry has to be removed for every kiss claimed.
- In Greek mythology, heroes were granted passage to the underworld with mistletoe.
- For Druidic societies, the plant was believed to give protection against evil and act as a cure for disease, and right through to the Middle Ages it had an association with fertility and vitality.
- Pagan societies thought it represented the divine male essence.
So now you know!