European mistletoe is a semi-parasitic plant that grows on trees and is most apparent in winter. (Photo by Conger Design, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
I have never been kissed under a sprig of mistletoe. However, mistletoe is prominently featured in Christmas songs such as Frank Sinatra’s “Mistletoe and Holly,” “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” and more recently Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe.” The magical world of Harry Potter isn’t safe from mistletoe, as the main character and Cho Chang learned. Is there an interesting origi...
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