[Knightly] Mistletoe

Merry Christmas! For this year only we're offering this mistletoe for just L$150.

One of the more romantic Christmas traditions is kissing under a sprig of mistletoe (Viscum album), hung from a ceiling or doorway. Those who find themselves under its green leaves might not know that this symbol of love is actually a vicious parasite that survives by sucking the nutrients from trees. Found on lime, hawthorn and poplar trees, but more commonly apple trees.

It’s not clear why people began kissing under mistletoe. One Norse myth claims that, after the god Balder was killed with a mistletoe arrow, people began to kiss under the parasite. The details of why they started kissing under it are somewhat fuzzy—it might have something to do with making peace under the plant.

Other origin stories say that people started kissing under mistletoe because it was a sign of fertility; and there are some physical clues as to why people may have thought this. Besides the fact that many species stay green in winter, some species have large berries that secrete what some have described as a semen like substance!

Kissing under the mistletoe used to be a lot more complicated. Men commonly gave women as many kisses as there were berries on the mistletoe hanging above them, plucking off one per kiss.

Unlike some "mistletoes" found on marketplace ours has the correct coloured berries - they're not red! The mesh also allows the mistletoe to be repositioned, so it can be adapted to different door ways and ceiling heights. It is loaded with 13 high quality animations and has a land impact of just 2 prims. Note this is a beautifully crafted mesh with custom levels of detail - NOT just 2 texture planes linked together.