Why do we kiss under mistletoe? | Carlos Reif
TED Talks Daily
TED
4.1 • 12.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2024
⏱️ 8 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
The sight of mistletoe may either send you scurrying or, if you have your eye on someone, awaiting an opportunity beneath its snow-white berries. But how did the festive tradition of kissing under mistletoe come about? Carlos Reif explains how this long-lived custom intertwines the mythology and biology of this intriguing plant. [Directed by Bálint Gelley, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Gergely Buttinger].
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Yoga is my new drug. My old drug was drugs. |
| 0:04.4 | Hello, I'm Sarah Pasco, a comedian. I'm going to be going on tour with my new show. I am a strange gloop from June 2025. |
| 0:13.1 | And I am going to be talking about lots of things like cleaning sweet potato out of my hair, how miserable I am as a mum, you know, that kind of stuff. |
| 0:19.9 | There is a good part of an art gallery. |
| 0:21.9 | It's called the gift shop. |
| 0:24.0 | Tickets are on sale now at sarah pasco.com.uk. |
| 0:27.6 | I'd love to see you there. |
| 0:30.1 | If you're looking for the perfect gift that's thoughtful and unique this holiday season, |
| 0:34.9 | give the gift of insight with The Economist. |
| 0:39.1 | For a limited time, |
| 0:43.6 | you can give a subscription when you buy one for yourself, perfect for those who think big, |
| 0:50.3 | just like you. Stay ahead, together with global reporting and analysis, podcasts, newsletters, |
| 0:57.5 | films and more. So head over to Economist.com slash holiday gifting offer to take advantage of this gifting offer ending soon. |
| 1:00.3 | Pay by card. |
| 1:01.5 | Earning points. |
| 1:02.5 | It's as simple as it's what you can do with them that counts. |
| 1:06.5 | Discoveries with friends. |
| 1:09.1 | Memories with your taste buds. |
| 1:11.3 | Or just one epic. |
| 1:13.9 | Spend your points on what really matters to you. |
| 1:15.9 | That's the powerful backing of American Express. |
| 1:18.1 | Limited time offers end 14th of January 2025. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from TED, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of TED and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.