I am willing to bet that you are one of those rare individuals who normally think out side the box. Allow me to ask you a quick question Have you ever wondered about the history of Christmas? Have you wondered what it was like? Have you ever wondered how the happy holiday came about? Well no need to wonder my friend I am about to reveal a little fact that will knock your socks off.
It would be virtually impossible for me to tell the whole story in one article. However I will give you a few facts that most human beings do not know. At your next family gathering you are sure to be the hit of the party (or maybe not).
Lets take a little trip to what I like to call Christmas past. We will travel all the way back to the early 17th century. Im talking about a time when a wave of religious change, the holiday known, as Christmas would be forever changed in the land of Europe. When a guy by the name of Oliver Cromwell and his puritan followers invaded England in 1645, they vowed to rid England of decadence, which lead to the cancellation of Christmas. Eventually Charles II was restored to the throne, so was Christmas.
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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 cannot help but wonder what it was like to live during such a controversial time. Could you imagine what it would be like today if you had to sneak and celebrate Christmas? Really take a few minutes and put yourself in the moment. Imagine leaving the mall with a few gifts for the kids and the police would stop you and search your bags. I dont know about you, but I would be mortified because Christmas is my favorite holiday out of the year.
So I have digressed Allow me to continue. After the American Revolution when English customs began to fall out of favor, this included Christmas. Get this " Congress was actually in session on December 25, 1789, which was the first Christmas under Americas new constitution. Christmas wasnt declared a federal holiday until June 26, 1870.
Well my friend those are the facts. If you found this article to be interesting I have an entire series of Christmas related fact articles that I have released that you may want to look into. Now for the kiddies Check out the resource information below and download all of the free Christmas coloring pages that you could ever want. - 16463
It would be virtually impossible for me to tell the whole story in one article. However I will give you a few facts that most human beings do not know. At your next family gathering you are sure to be the hit of the party (or maybe not).
Lets take a little trip to what I like to call Christmas past. We will travel all the way back to the early 17th century. Im talking about a time when a wave of religious change, the holiday known, as Christmas would be forever changed in the land of Europe. When a guy by the name of Oliver Cromwell and his puritan followers invaded England in 1645, they vowed to rid England of decadence, which lead to the cancellation of Christmas. Eventually Charles II was restored to the throne, so was Christmas.
Continue reading Things just getting interesting!
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 cannot help but wonder what it was like to live during such a controversial time. Could you imagine what it would be like today if you had to sneak and celebrate Christmas? Really take a few minutes and put yourself in the moment. Imagine leaving the mall with a few gifts for the kids and the police would stop you and search your bags. I dont know about you, but I would be mortified because Christmas is my favorite holiday out of the year.
So I have digressed Allow me to continue. After the American Revolution when English customs began to fall out of favor, this included Christmas. Get this " Congress was actually in session on December 25, 1789, which was the first Christmas under Americas new constitution. Christmas wasnt declared a federal holiday until June 26, 1870.
Well my friend those are the facts. If you found this article to be interesting I have an entire series of Christmas related fact articles that I have released that you may want to look into. Now for the kiddies Check out the resource information below and download all of the free Christmas coloring pages that you could ever want. - 16463
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This is the first in a series of Christmas history related articles brought to you by Tim Beachum. You can also download Free Christmas Coloring Pages
