1. In Western Christmas, there is a custom that if a girl stands under the mistletoe, she can be kissed. Mistletoe is an evergreen plant that represents hope and fertility.

2. Mistletoe is also called northern parasitic, frozen green, willow parasitic, etc. It is a shrub plant with flexible stems, lanceolate leaves, and evergreen all year round. From its name, you can guess its growth status. Mistletoe is a plant that is parasitic on other plants. The plant absorbs water and nutrients from its host and then photosynthesizes. During the winter mistletoe produces berries of various colors, depending on which plant it is on.

3. There is a well-known saying in the UK: "Without mistletoe, there is no happiness." In the beginning, people would use the fruits of mistletoe to make glue and use it to hunt birds. Mistletoe can enrich people. Food, so it is known as the "golden branch of life" in the West.

4. There is also a legend that Vulcan was killed by a dart made of mistletoe, and was saved by the tears shed by his mother Frigga, the goddess of love. So Cupid promised that whoever stood under the mistletoe would give him a kiss. This myth later evolved into a Western Christmas tradition: if a woman passes by or stands under the mistletoe, a man can kiss her. In Western culture, mistletoe is a symbol of vitality, fertility and hope.