mistletoe rules

Dapher · Post by **Dapher** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:54 pm

Hey you know at christmas with the whole misltoe thing where two peopel stand under it and everything? Well I was just wondering if that would apply to FK or not. Just figured that I would ask if no one else would.

Dugald · Post by **Dugald** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:04 am

There are a couple deities in FR where their christmas like events are a heck of a lot more than what happens under the misteltoe!

I guess I'm just not understanding what you're asking.

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:39 am

If not... you can say it is a family tradition

Glim · Post by **Glim** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:46 am

Winterfest *nods sagely*

Paskry · Post by **Paskry** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:54 am

Alright, it is late and I will find the little article I am looking for and put up the clip on mistletoe's history.

The basics is that it was part of a Pagan ritual for the Winter Solstice and Christian priests adapted it rather than fight the ingrained culture.

Here it is:

In it{Christmas}, interesting to note that many symbols we associate with Christmas today actually come from much older pagan ceremonies of the solstice season. Mistletoe, holly and ivy, for instance, were gathered in magical potency by moonlight on winter solstice eve, then used throughout the year in Celtic, Baltic and Germanic rites...

Realms of Fantasy Magazine, Folkroots articles, April 1998

The article goes on and explains the tree decorating and other common things such as the Yule log. I hope that gives a bit of stack bory to the historical reasons for mistletoe.

Paskry

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:57 am

Paskry wrote:The basics is that it was part of a Pagan ritual for the Winter Solstice and Christian priests adapted it rather than fight the ingrained culture.

As what happed with 90% of common religen