Mistletoe may have played an important role in Druidic mythology in the Ritual of Oak and Mistletoe, although the only ancient writer to mention the use of mistletoe in this ceremony was Pliny. Evidence taken from bog bodies makes the Celtic use of mistletoe seem medicinal rather than ritual.Williams, Anarchy. Did the ancient Celts practice human sacrifice? Diss. University of Wales, Trinity St David, 2014, p.55 It is possible that mistletoe was originally associated with human sacrifice and only became associated with the white bull after the Romans banned human sacrifices.Kandela, Peter. "Mistletoe". The Lancet 358.9299 (2001): 2186.
Mistletoe may have played an important role in Druidic mythology in the Ritual of Oak and Mistletoe, although the only ancient writer to mention the use of mistletoe in this ceremony was Pliny. Evidence taken from bog bodies makes the Celtic use of mistletoe seem medicinal rather than ritual.Williams, Anarchy. Did the ancient Celts practice human sacrifice? Diss. University of Wales, Trinity St David, 2014, p.55 It is possible that mistletoe was originally associated with human sacrifice and only became associated with the white bull after the Romans banned human sacrifices.Kandela, Peter. "Mistletoe". The Lancet 358.9299 (2001): 2186.