| Show Mistletoe an infertility cure Michelle Campbell Staff Writer AROUND ROUND the second century BC B.C. the Druids who were the educated portion r of the Celts used to celebrate the start of each winter by gathering mistletoe and burning burning burning burn burn- ing it before their gods as a sacrifice Small clumps of the yellow green plant with white berries were also hung in each home to ensure ensure ensure en en- sure a year filled with ith family harmony and flowing fortune As friends would arrive at each at-each each house the hostess host ost hos ess would embrace embrace- each guest If 7 any enemies would mistakenly meet while f i j i. i- i under any mistletoe it was custom that they forget all previous grievances The Druids then named the plant omnia meaning all heal It was prescribed as a cure cure for female infertility To gather mistletoe back then was a great honor done only by the highest ranking priest with a golden knife and taken only from the holy trees The Scandinavians called mistletoe meaning dung This is because evergreen was propagated by seeds in birds bird's excrement For reasons that are still unknown unknown unknown un un- un- un known mistletoe was banned by the some of the Christian churches in England throughout the Middle Ages |
