A Kiss For Me?
Misletoe hanging from the ceiling
December 9, 2011 • Elizabeth Hansen, Online Editor
Filed under Just For Fun
A little green shrubbery hangs down from the doorway decorated with little white berries. You start to sneak around the edges of the crowds of laughing party-goers in pursuit of the girl of your dreams. She is standing just from the gap, and “accidently” falls under the mistletoe when you approach. Looking up sheepishly, you lean in for the kiss.
Kissing under the mistletoe is a tradition that has been claimed to originate from many different places. In some stories, men would pluck a berry from the mistletoe every time he had kissed a woman, and once all the berries were gone the kissing would cease. Another belief is that the mistletoe is symbolic of peace, so if someone came across mistletoe with an enemy, they would have to kiss and make up.
However you think the tradition came about; we all know that if you end up under the mistletoe with your one true love, it’ll be a story that’ll last a lifetime. But almost always kissing under the mistletoe, even if not with your true love, will produce some lasting memories.
Coronado students have had their fair share of mistletoe experiences.
“It was Christmas Eve, and I was at a Christmas party for my mom’s work. My mom’s friend’s son walked under the mistletoe and kissed me,” Sophomore Miranda Geist recalls, “We were eight years old.”
Mistletoe can bring about those cute moments as well.
Principal Lynn Akin had one of those memorable moments himself with the mistletoe. “I had a girl in high school set me up with mistletoe,” Akin said. “I thought that was really cute and sweet. I also had a friend who used to carry around mistletoe and hold it above his head when pretty girls were near.”
Sophomore Katlen Bryant had an “awkward” mistletoe moment. “Basically, this guy named Brian was walking with me at a party and stopped suddenly and looked up,” she said, “I looked up and saw mistletoe, and then we just stood there looking at each other. He leaned forward and kissed me. It was kind of odd actually.”
Sophomore Tina Walker can relate with getting forced into the romantic situation. “I was pushed under the mistletoe, and that person walked up,” she said. We started talking and he looked up, then he asked me if he could kiss me. I said, “yes””.
Not all mistletoe experiences have to be a romantic encounter. Sometimes it can be more of sweet kiss from a family member according to Sophomore Emily Boone.
“When I was three, my dad and I went to New York. My dad was telling me the story of the mistletoe,” Boone said. “Just then, we walked into a store and there was mistletoe hanging from the roof. My dad brought me over there, kissed me on the cheek, and we danced to Christmas carols with me on his toes.”
Mistletoe is a great way to get into the holiday spirit and just have fun with your boyfriend or girlfriend, or maybe even that person you’ve had your eye on for years. Happy holidays Coronado, and we wish that all your mistletoe dreams come true!
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