How many times have you celebrated Christmas without giving a thought to how it all began? It was that very thought that encouraged me to do a little research. That research lead to a series of Christmas fact based articles that have been enjoyed by individuals from around the world. My only hopes are that you will enjoy them as much as the others.
There is no way humanly possible that I would be able to tell the entire history of Christmas in a single article. I will however share a few facts with you that are guaranteed to make you go Hmmmm. I can also guarantee you that when you share this information with your family and friends you will be looked upon as genius for the knowledge that you possess.
The Christmas fact that I am going to share with you in this article began back in the early 17th century. There was a wave of religious transformation going on. This was the point in history when Christmas would forever be changed in Europe. This all took place when a guy by the name of Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan forces took over England in 1645. Once Oliver Cromwell was in control they vowed to rid England of decadence and, as part of their effort, Christmas was canceled.
Stay with me Things are just starting to get good!
America would be forever changed when a group of pilgrims, English separatists landed in 1620. These groups of people were even more orthodox in their puritan beliefs than Cromwell. Needless to say Christmas was not the jovial holiday that was celebrated in the early days of America. In fact from 1659 to 1681, the act of celebrating Christmas was actually illegal in Boston. The powers that be had mad it illegal for any one to celebrate Christmas. The holiday was actually illegal in Boston. If caught celebrating you were fined five shillings.
I dont know about you, but I find it rather difficult to even imagine going without celebrating Christmas. Think about it What if congress passed a bill to make it illegal for you to celebrate Christmas? Would you do it anyway? Or would you take a chance and suffer the consequences?
Sorry for the rant! I may have digressed a little. Anyway all of the nonsense continued until after the American Revolution when English customs began to fade. Hold on to your seat Congress was actually in session on December 25, 1789, which was the first Christmas under Americas new constitution. The fact of the matter is Christmas wasnt declared a federal holiday until June 26, 1870.
I hope that you have enjoyed this article. Please do a search or check back for the rest of my Christmas fact articles. If you are a parent and or teacher visit my library of free Christmas coloring pages " you will find the link below. While you are there take the time to look at the other categories of free stuff for your kids.
There is no way humanly possible that I would be able to tell the entire history of Christmas in a single article. I will however share a few facts with you that are guaranteed to make you go Hmmmm. I can also guarantee you that when you share this information with your family and friends you will be looked upon as genius for the knowledge that you possess.
The Christmas fact that I am going to share with you in this article began back in the early 17th century. There was a wave of religious transformation going on. This was the point in history when Christmas would forever be changed in Europe. This all took place when a guy by the name of Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan forces took over England in 1645. Once Oliver Cromwell was in control they vowed to rid England of decadence and, as part of their effort, Christmas was canceled.
Stay with me Things are just starting to get good!
America would be forever changed when a group of pilgrims, English separatists landed in 1620. These groups of people were even more orthodox in their puritan beliefs than Cromwell. Needless to say Christmas was not the jovial holiday that was celebrated in the early days of America. In fact from 1659 to 1681, the act of celebrating Christmas was actually illegal in Boston. The powers that be had mad it illegal for any one to celebrate Christmas. The holiday was actually illegal in Boston. If caught celebrating you were fined five shillings.
I dont know about you, but I find it rather difficult to even imagine going without celebrating Christmas. Think about it What if congress passed a bill to make it illegal for you to celebrate Christmas? Would you do it anyway? Or would you take a chance and suffer the consequences?
Sorry for the rant! I may have digressed a little. Anyway all of the nonsense continued until after the American Revolution when English customs began to fade. Hold on to your seat Congress was actually in session on December 25, 1789, which was the first Christmas under Americas new constitution. The fact of the matter is Christmas wasnt declared a federal holiday until June 26, 1870.
I hope that you have enjoyed this article. Please do a search or check back for the rest of my Christmas fact articles. If you are a parent and or teacher visit my library of free Christmas coloring pages " you will find the link below. While you are there take the time to look at the other categories of free stuff for your kids.
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