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Saturday, December 19, 2020

One Of the Most Fun Christmas Decorations Has A Long History Of Fertility

Ancient Greece is the earliest known culture to honor and worship mistletoe. The Greeks referred to the kissing plant with its white berries as “oak sperm,” and they considered it to be a strong symbol of male fertility. Oak is considered male, and mistletoe female. Together, these two represent a... Sign in to see full entry.

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