Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

'Tis The Season

Got this from (of all places) NY Post Nets Blog. Who knew??!! "Ever wonder why you kiss under mistletoe? Goes back to Norse mythology. A young god, Balder, who was extremely popular (the Obama of his time) had a disturbing dream about his demise. So his mother, Frigga, made everything on Earth swear it would never harm her son. But she bypassed mistletoe because it was so small and insignificant. Meanwhile, all the gods got together to party and test Balder's invincibility and threw rocks, spears, everything at him. All bounced harmlessly away. But Loki (bad guy, probably wore a handlebar moustache) hated the gods and he convinced Balder's brother, who was blind, to join the party. Loki promised him to guide the throw. So the brother threw a spear with a mistletoe tip and killed Balder. Frigga ordered that whenever anyone, even strangers, met under mistletoe, they would do no harm and kiss as a sign of peace."