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From which country does the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe originate?
- United Kingdom
- Morocco
- Italy
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I guess the UK is the answer they're looking for? ... but Google brings up results saying it started in Greece, while other pages say it's from Norse mythology. #whoknows
"The custom of kissing under Mistletoe comes from England. The earliest recorded date mentioning kissing under the mistletoe is in 1784 in a musical. There was kissing under the mistletoe in the illustrations in the first book version of 'A Christmas Carol' published in 1843, and this might have helped to popularise kissing under the mistletoe. "19 -
According to LiveScience:
" The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe started in ancient Greece, during the festival of Saturnalia and later in marriage ceremonies, because of the plant's association with fertility."
So I wonder if perhaps they mean the modern tradition? If so, I would say UK.
EDIT: According to History.com : Just how it made the jump from sacred herb to holiday decoration remains up for debate, but the kissing tradition appears to have first caught on among servants in England before spreading to the middle classes. As part of the early custom, men were allowed to steal a kiss from any woman caught standing under the mistletoe, and refusing was viewed as bad luck. Yet another tradition instructed the merrymakers to pluck a single berry from the mistletoe with each kiss, and to stop smooching once they were all gone.14
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