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Show Kiss Under the Mistletoe. The mistletoe was held in great reverence by the Druids. It was believed be-lieved to be particularly and divinely divine-ly healing; in fact, it was giyen this attribute for centuries. It had special significance as the cause of the death of Balder, the Norse. Apollo, who was killed by an arrow made from its branches. Subsequently Balder was restored to life, the mistletoe tree was placed under un-der the care of Frigga, and from that time until it touched he earth Was never again to be an instrument of evil. The present custom of kissing under un-der the mistletoe is the outcome of an old practice of the Druids. Persons of opposite sexes passed under the suspended sus-pended vine and gave each other the kiss of love and peace, in full assurance assur-ance that, though it lvid caused Balder'?; Bal-der'?; death, it had los all its power of doing harm since bin restoration. |