Kissing Under The Mistletoe

Title: Kissing Under The Mistletoe

General Information about Item:

  • Genre and Sub Genre: Superstition
  • Language: English
  • Country where Item is from: United States

Informant Data:

  • Allie is 19  from Boston Massachusetts and is a ’20 at Dartmouth College. Both her parents are from Boston and they believe that you have to kiss under the mistletoe or they will have bad luck.

Contextual Data:

  • Social Context: Many families who celebrate Christmas have heard of this superstition and have other superstitions as well.
  • Cultural Context: Superstitions evolve differently in different cultures because of the stigma that exists. Homeopathic and contagious magic is at the root of these superstitions and these associations differ based on what country you are in.

Item:

  • if two people find themselves underneath the mistletoe they kiss or they will have bad luck during the holiday season.

Collector’s Name: Alec Vaules

Tags/Keywords:

  • Kiss, Christmas, Superstition

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