Mistletoe Berries Limited Holiday Kisses

The mistletoe kissing tradition became popular among servants in late 18th-century England and continued through Victorian society. According to the custom, a man could kiss any woman standing beneath the plant, while superstition warned that refusing the kiss would bring her bad luck. In one version, the man plucked one berry after every kiss. Once the mistletoe had no berries left, the kissing had to stop.

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