Why do we kiss under mistletoe? - Carlos Reif
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-kiss-under-mistletoe-carlos-reif The sight of mistletoe may either send you scurrying or, if you have your ...
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The sight of mistletoe may either send you scurrying, or if you have your eye on someone, awaiting an opportunity beneath its snow white berries, but how did the festive Christmas tradition of kissing under mistletoe come about? The long-lived custom intertwines the mythology and biology of this intriguing plant. There are more than 1,000 species of mistletoe, which grows the world over. In fact, the ancient Europeans were so captivated by the plant's unusual growth habits that they included it in their legends and myths. In ancient Rome, Pliny the Elder described how the Druid priesthood in ancient England believed that mistletoe was a plant dropped down from heaven by the gods. That explained its unlikely position amongst the high branches of certain trees. They also be...
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The sight of mistletoe may either send you scurrying, or if you have your eye on someone, awaiting an opportunity beneath its snow white berries, but how did the festive Christmas tradition of kissing under mistletoe come about? The long-lived custom intertwines the mythology and biology of this intriguing plant. There are more than 1,000 species of mistletoe, which grows the world over. In fact, the ancient Europeans were so captivated by the plant's unusual growth habits that they included it in their legends and myths. In ancient Rome, Pliny the Elder described how the Druid priesthood in ancient England believed that mistletoe was a plant dropped down from heaven by the gods. That explained its unlikely position amongst the high branches of certain trees. They also be...
