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Kissing Under the Mistletoe: A Favorite Christmas Tradition

Bundles of mistletoe branches are placed in doorways during the Christmas season. Not only is it a favorite Christmas decoration like the Christmas tree, it also serve a more special purpose, for everyone caught under the mistletoe is obliged to kiss his or her special someone. It is an old tradition and is still popular during the Holidays for the mistletoe is long believed to have medicinal values as well as to keep away evil spirits, and kissing under the mistletoe is said to bring good luck to the kissing couple.

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Celebrating Christmas Tree and Other Unique Christmas Traditions

The Christmas tree, also known as the Yule tree is a fixture in everyone’s home during the Christmas season.  It can be a real evergreen tree, a tree made out of plastic, or it can be made from other indigenous materials. It is usually placed in a corner of the living room, where family and friends come together during the holidays and exchange Christmas gifts.

Many believe that the Christmas tradition of having and decorating a Christmas tree has its root in Livonia in Germany, other accounts says that the tradition of putting up a Christmas Continue reading