The modern tradition in America of using mistletoe around the Christmas holiday season dates back to the Celts of northern ...

Celtic Druids of the 1st Century A.D. viewed it as a symbol of fertility. The more popular origin of the tradition comes from a tale in Norse Mythology ... contract. Loki, the God of Mischief ...

Today is Friday the 13th. Where did the holiday originate? What are some lucky and unlucky superstitions? Will the Geminids ...

Friday the 13 stands as a peculiar blend of ancient beliefs, cultural lore, and modern imagination -- a date that stirs fear, ...

Norse mythology also contributes, with the 13th god, Loki, bringing chaos and death ... walking under a ladder disrupts the triangle, a symbol of life, and invites misfortune.

The number 13 crops up as a symbol of misfortune in various places ... Perhaps it stems from Norse mythology, where the trickster god, Loki, retaliated when he was not invited to a dinner party of the ...

While there is nothing to suggest a love story from its biology, mythology provides some tantalizing clues. Norse mythology tells ... harmlessly bounced off him. Loki, the god of mischief, tricked ...

Norse Mythology: Frigga, Baldur and Loki In Norse mythology ... This made the mistletoe a symbol of love and Frigga vowed to kiss anyone who passed underneath it. Celtic History: The romantic ...

In addition to being part of Christmas culture and tradition, mistletoe is also a habitat and food source for birds, ...

(WTAJ) — The kissing plant, more commonly known as mistletoe, is something you’ll probably see hung in entryways and above doors this holiday season, but why exactly do we use it as an excuse to give ...