Decking the hall with mistletoe and poinsettias has been around since the early 1800s. How these plants became a holiday ...

The Dutch city of Deventer has been transformed into a 19th-century English city where 950 people in costumes brought ...

Today’s typical mistletoe decor differs from its 19th-century precedent in a few ways. Its berries aren’t poisonous—because the stuff’s usually fake; those false berries are often ...

People in costumes of Charles Dickens' 19th century England sing Saturday during a Dickens Festival in Deventer, Netherlands. A couple of spectators kiss under mistletoe Saturday during a Dickens ...