- Mistletoe, also known as Celtic-All-Heal was popular by the 19th century. Since the times of druids, it was associated with fertility and kissing.
- Earlier, an ethical man was supposed to present a mistletoe berry for each kiss. When berries finished, so would the kissing.
- Luck favors those who kiss under the mistletoe but turn against those who avoid it.
- It is bad luck to take Christmas mistletoe down and should only be replaced on the following Christmas.
- Unmarried girls used to steal sprigs of mistletoe from church decorations and hid them under their pillows as a charm to dream of their future husbands.
- Burning old mistletoe was said to predict marriage prospects of an unmarried girl. Steady flames ensured happy marital life while the spluttering flames predicted bad tempered and cross husbands.
