Do All Christmas Traditions Actually Come from Christmas? (And Other Holiday Tradition Mysteries) | 42
Call Me Curious
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What Is the History of Mistletoe?
It was only in the late 19th or early 20th century that we see eggnog basically become a Christmas drink and a Christmas drink only. So let's talk about Malone and I do love our mistletoe. Feels like it was probably invented by men so they could just make out with women at holiday parties, just saying. Where did mistletoe come from? Well, mistletoe is an interesting one because like a lot of greenery, like the evergreen trees in Holly and Ivy, those were assumed to have special properties.
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