Murphy tried hard to explain: "At Christmas, foreign countries need to woven garlands?"

"Wear a garland? Why do you need to make this?" The little guys were curious.

Murphy smiled and said, "It is said that green can drive away evil spirits, and the bright red fruits and green leaves of holly do make people feel the breath of spring in the cold winter."

"Oh, that's how it is!" Everyone suddenly said.

Luo Wei said curiously: "Sister-in-law, do every foreigner weave this?"

"Yes!" Murphy nodded.

Youqing Lily blinked and said curiously: "Sister Fei'er, is this thing easy to make up?" Youqing mm, who has good hands-on skills, is going to make up one for Christmas in a few days.

Murphy smiled and said, "It's easy to change. Generally speaking, Christmas wreaths are made of evergreen coniferous branches, including round and half-moon-shaped ones, and are decorated with poinsettia and some red fruit bells. There are many ways to make Christmas wreaths, and the size and material selection can be changed according to different needs. Hanging them to see them, which will definitely create a delicate highlight. Hanging this wreath on Christmas Eve can protect your children from being harmed by demons in the new year, and are also full of festive joy."

"Oh!" Youqing Lily nodded.

Murphy smiled again, "What? Are Youqingmm planning to make one for fun? If you want to make one, I'll get a tutorial and post it to the forum!"

"Huh? Sister-in-law, can you do it?"

Murphy nodded and said, "It's easy to make! It's just a Christmas decoration!"

The poor man from the family said ugly: "Sister-in-law. I wouldn't have come back if I had known it. I'd celebrate Christmas with you! I can even make this thing!"

Murphy laughed and said, "Don't go back? I actually don't love Christmas very much! It's just a big meal!" As an orthodox Chinese, Murphy believes that he doesn't have much love for foreign festivals.

The poor man from the family said ugly, "That's also a delicious meal!" It made others laugh and scold.

Youqing Lily is very interested in the foreign festival of Christmas. She doesn't care about the poor and ugly people are there, and asks: "Sister Fei'er, Holly, you said, what's the mistletoe?"

"Mistletoe?" Murphy smiled a little strangely and said, "Everyone spends Christmas in China, probably not paying attention to this, but if you spend Christmas abroad, you have to pay attention to this thing! Especially girls!"

"Hmm? Why should I pay attention to this?" Everyone didn't understand.

Murphy chuckled, "Because according to the Christmas tradition, anyone can kiss her if a woman stands under the mistletoe."

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

Luo Wei also widened his eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, can't you?"

But the bottle shouted, "Is that good?"

The girl was attacked collectively without taking the bottle. Murphy laughed and said, "It's true. In foreign countries, many families have to hang a bunch of mistletoe on the indoor door frame or ceiling. Naughty boys often deliberately lead girls under the mistletoe and kiss her with confidence. So, if you go abroad for Christmas, you must pay attention to this!"

"Uh... I understand!" The little guys nodded collectively.

The poor man from the family suddenly shouted: "Sister-in-law, you just said that you spent Christmas abroad before, so have you...?"

The other little guys also smirked.

Murphy said frankly: "No. On the one hand, I was careful, and Zhuo also noticed this specifically, but it did not make anyone take advantage of it in vain!"

Catfish touched her chin and muttered: "How could there be such a custom for Christmas abroad!"

Murphy smiled and said, "Cat Fish, since you say it's a custom, you can only accept it!"

"But I don't understand why!" Maomaoyu said angrily.

"Yes! Sister-in-law, do you know the reason?" The little guys said this for granted.

Murphy shook his head helplessly and said, "What should I say! Forget it, let's say that!

Evergreen mistletoe represents hope and abundance. There is a household word in the UK: Without mistletoe, there is no happiness. Mistletoe, as the name suggests, is a plant that parasitizes on other plants. It is evergreen all year round, blooms yellow flowers, and produces white or red berries in winter. Drinking its juice can prevent infertility."

"Uh..." Everyone was stunned, wondering why Murphy's words suddenly turned here. I wanted to say something wrong at that time, right? There seemed to be nothing wrong, but if I wanted to say something right? Uh... How could Murphy's last sentence sound a little awkward - the little guys who were just in their early twenties felt very wrong!

Murphy ignored them! Since I wanted to listen, let's listen completely. Murphy continued: "Long ago, human ancestors knew how to use the mucus of mistletoe fruit to make sticky bird glue. The birds fell into people's hands and became delicious food on the dining table. Murpletoe is called "the golden branch of life" in the West, but in Nordic mythology, it has become a symbol of death."

"The symbol of death?" I have to say that the little guys are first-class in the wrong house and do not feel that it is wrong when facing Murphy's wrong topics.

"Yes!" Murphy said slowly: "It is said that on a midsummer afternoon, Badell, the god of light, had a nightmare about "death". When his mother Friga found out, she was extremely frightened because her son's life was threatened by death. Friga asked everything in the world to swear to her, ensuring that they would never hurt Badell. The "bows, arrows, long swords, giant hammers, and daggers have all swore, and even the "flowers," disease, and "stones". Only the parasites growing next to the Valhalla were not asked to swore, because Friga thought it was too weak. Friga thought it was foolproof, so

The gods in the kingdom of the gods were invited to verify the effect of the oath. All the weapons of the gods were indeed unable to hurt Badel, even the most powerful weapon of the gods - Thor's Hammer. Loki, who was jealous by nature, wanted to give Badel a color. So Loki transformed into a woman and came to Friga's palace. From Friga's mouth, he only parasitizes and does not make a vow. Because it was too young, too weak, and had no power to hurt people. So the evil god Loki instigated the blind dark god Hodell to throw the spear-parasitic tips towards Badel, and the parasit-parasitic tips penetrated Badel's chest like a spear. Badel's snow-white robe was immediately stained with blood, and Badel died of anger."

"Oh! So, this Badel is really unlucky!" The poor man from the family said astonished.

"Yes!" the others nodded and agreed.

Murphy laughed and said, "This myth has evolved into a Western Christmas tradition: if a woman occasionally passes by or stands in a place where mistletoe is hung, the man next to her can walk up and kiss her. Westerners believe that this is a sign of the union of gender and a lot of children and grandchildren. This is also consistent with the customs of the ancient Celtics. They believe that the red mistletoe fruit is a symbol of female vitality; the white fruit represents the male fertility; they together represent the primitive mother earth." Murphy said it quite seriously. But the little guys were a little embarrassed to hear it. Is sister-in-law's topic decisive?

"sister in law?"

"What? Is there any problem?" Murphy asked pure enough, only Zoer was laughing secretly. Zoer, who was too clear about Murphy's personality, knew very well that Murphy had definitely done it on purpose.

But although Zoer knew that Murphy was deliberately slapping people, but others didn't know, so he could only smile and say nothing.

Murphy giggled a few times and continued: “

According to tradition, mistletoe, which is regarded as an evil object, can be used to help pregnancy and lightning; hanging in a room can resist misfortune and witchcraft, while hanging at the door can prevent witches from entering the house. Mistletoe was also regarded as a "panaceae". Some tribes in Africa would wear it before war to avoid injuries. Austrians placed mistletoe on the threshold to prevent nightmares. When Christmas comes, the British would hang branches of mistletoe and put it under a pillow to divine dreams.

The Swedes used mistletoe branches as a detection rod for finding gold veins. In the border areas adjacent to Austria and Italy, there has been a saying that mistletoe can make people invisible. In the eyes of the British druids, mistletoe is a holy object. During Christmas, people standing under mistletoe cannot refuse to kiss; people who are enemies meet under mistletoe and have to hug each other and fight for one day. Legend has it that girls who stand under mistletoe on Christmas Day can get happiness."

The little guys finally returned to "normality" after listening to Murphy's story, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in secret.

The poor and ugly family are even more of a master who changes the topic. He immediately asked: "Druid? British druid? Sister-in-law, what is this? Isn't this a profession in the game?"

Murphy took a sip of water to moisten his throat and said, "Of course not, this is a British sect!"

"Sections? Does they really exist?" Everyone said in surprise.

"Of course!" Murphy nodded and said, "The word druid is the word druid, which originally means 'a person familiar with oak trees'. Historically, he was a clergy of the Celtic people. His main feature was that he lived in the forest and was good at using herbs for medical treatment. Oak trees, acorns, etc. were holy objects they worshiped. The Celtic people were a nation scattered in Gaul, Britain, Ireland, Europe, Asia Minor and the Balkans from the 5th century BC to the 1st century AD. The Druid priests were proficient in divination.

The rituals of sacrifice are meticulous, and they are good at calendar, medicine, astronomy and literature... At the same time, they are also synonymous with law enforcement officers, minstrels, and explorers. Both men and women can be Druid priests, priests, wizards or prophets in the clan, and they also enjoy a high status in society. Some historians also equate Druid priests with Brahmins, Persian monks, Egyptian priests and witch doctors in India. At first, because Celtic was a matriarchal society, only women could serve as druids, and then gradually joined by men."

"Uh, that's it!" the little guys nodded suddenly and asked again: "So sister-in-law, does this Druid Sect still exist?"

Murphy said with some uncertainty: "It should still exist! It must have fallen!"

"Sister-in-law, you have some uncertainties, too!" Loway said in surprise.

Murphy rolled her eyes and said, "Of course I don't know anything! The world is so big, how could I know everything!" She is also a human being, okay? She is not an omniscient god!

The poor man grinned and asked again: "Sister-in-law, then how much do you know about the Druid, well, the real sect? What else do you know?"

Murphy frowned slightly and said, "I don't know much. I just know it roughly!"

"Ah, that's how it is!" The little guys were a little disappointed and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, the one who knows everything is a god, and occasionally a little flaw is more like a human! My sister-in-law is already knowledgeable enough, well, it's normal not to know anything occasionally.

Before this sentence could be translated into the little guys' minds, a cool voice sounded.

"Europeans generally believe that the Druids are advocates of nature and neutrality. They regard the entire wasteland as hermits of their homeland. They use their special forces to protect nature and balance the entire world. In modern fantasy literature, the Druids are worshippers and defenders of nature, and can fight against any force in order to protect nature. The original English name of the Druid is 'druid'. The first half of the word 'druis' is in Greek

The middle means oak, and the second half is similar to the end of the word "-wid" in the Indo-European language, which means to understand. The Druidism also uses acorns as the holy fruit, so the ancient meaning of the Druid name is a person who is familiar with oaks. The famous "Melin" during the Arthurian period is said to be a wizard with extraordinary magic power. In fact, he should be a Druidist with considerable practice. The word "Melin" originally refers to those Druid wizards who are proficient in poetry and judging."

This sound...

"Brother~~~ Do you know the background of the druid in reality?" Everyone said in shock, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Yes, my sister-in-law is so powerful. It’s normal for my elder brother to know some sister-in-law who doesn’t know. Right?

Fu Cha Ruilin said calmly: "Ah, I just checked it before playing the game!"

Yes, I knew that this would be the answer! Everyone couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths and wiped their faces hard. The little guys asked again.

"Brother, do you know anything else? Can you tell me?"

"Of course!" Like Zoer Murphy, Fucha Ruilin naturally answered questions and answered questions whenever he could say these little guys, and he heard the cold voices continue to ring in everyone's ears.

"The druid religion worships nature and treats oaks as a symbol of the Supreme God. Therefore, they believe that mistletoe parasitized on the oak is a kind of elixir with sacred power and best healing effects, and of course it also needs to be collected through particularly serious rituals. This ceremony can only be held on the days of the full moon and the new moon, or the sixth night of each month. At this time, the highest druids among the druid priests, usually two druids at the same time, one on the British Isles, and the other on the European continent, wearing white robes, wearing gold jewelry, and holding a golden sickle to cut them on the tree. Other druids in other positions include Bad and Owad. Among them, Bad is a bard, who will sing in the market, mostly improvised, and also have the task of singing the deeds of the king and inheriting historical events. Sometimes they are not necessarily liked by these people because of their clever satirical satirization of the seniors."

Everyone nodded and couldn't help but wonder: "But brother, we have never heard of the druid sect in reality before? Even if we are Easterners, even if we don't know much about these Western things, we should know a little bit. For example, it's like European mythology, and I have heard a few words. Why have we never heard of the druid sect?"

Fucha Ruilin continued to say plainly: "The reason is very simple. According to legend, the rituals and teachings of the Druid are very mysterious, and they are only taught orally according to conventions. Therefore, many historians still know very little about the Druid after years of research and exploration. Archaeologists can only find some small clues such as pictures and marks from the remains of forests, altars, and temples. Most of the information about the Druid is derived from ancient Greece and ancient Rome. It was the earliest related to history books.

The records of the Druid Church are mainly found in Juliya Caesar's "The War of the Gallic" and the "History of Rome" by Tasito, the greatest historian of ancient Rome. In these works, most describe the barbarity and horror of the Druidism! During his expedition to Gaul, Caesar reported to the Senate that: "The Druid priests have important status and power such as arbitration and priesthood in the local area, and the priests are proficient in physics and chemistry; they live in the woods, use golden sickles to cut down sacred acorns, and even sacrifice with living people!' Here is a supplement

The sacrificial situation mentioned here is very rare. It is only used to prove that a monarch who is weak to others is brave, and will not die, but only shed some blood. As for the divination of animals' intestines, it exists, but the authenticity of these accounts is questionable, because most of them are from the hands of hostile forces of the Druids, and it is likely to be excuses for their invasion. In fact, in most cases, Druids is recognized as ancient

The wise men of the Age have high moral cultivation, proficient in the ways of nature, and have a deep attainment in natural science and theology. They also have a considerable political status. When two tribes fight, a large druid in white sacks out to mediate. In the BC, the Druids appeared in a positive image. They worship nature, proficient in divination, and cure diseases and save lives. The huge and mysterious building standing on the British wilderness, Stonehenge, is said to be the remains left by the Druids worshiping the sun god."

"Stonehenge?" Black Moon raised his eyebrows and said, "I know this place!"

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