Meet me under the mistletoe

The mistletoe is essential in many Christmas carols and Christmas scenes in movies. Both Harry Potter from the famous film series and Patrick Bateman from American Psycho enjoy romantic encounters on the movie screen thanks to this plant.

But let’s not forget Justin Bieber either, who released a Christmas song in which he sings about standing under a mistletoe waiting for his lover. The tradition of mistletoe is centuries old, but how did it actually originate?