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Show Holly is natural rebirth symbol H bright colors of holly, with : glossy green leaves and vivid si berries, make it a natural abol of rebirth and life in the der-white mantle of northern aates. Holly occupies an important as in the legends and lore of asanas, as well as being cred-.J cred-.J with having magical and vicinal powers. ll was believed in England, ago, that prickly holly with :spiney leaves was "he" holly si that the smooth leaved holly a "she." Whatever type of cly was brought into the house a 9t Christmas would deter-. . ie who would head the ' sbold "he" or "she.''- ; - laother legend observed that if ywas brought into the house ifairday, the wife would rule, if the weather was bad, the Jjji -band would be the master, ind curiously, holly was be-: be-: td to cure toothaches, banish jets and possibly foretell the jb of a future husband to a stioning young woman. Teutonic people, in late De-aber, De-aber, traditionally placed holly :d other evergreens around the ade of their homes, hoping to id off unwanted spirits and bad ather. |