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Episode 202: Bologna Pony | The New England Christmas Ban


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Tina and Hillary cover when Christmas was banned in New England.

Bigger cities in early America observed Christmas . BUT when celebrations went too far, New England Puritans banned the holiday for years.

Sources

Tina's Story
Atlas Obscura
The Long-Banned Tradition of Mummering in Newfoundland Is Making a Comeback--by Sarah Laskow

Colonial Williamsburg

Wassailing through History--By Robert Doares

History

Saturnalia
When Massachusetts Banned Christmas

Mass.gov

Massachusetts Law Banning Christmas

Wassailia

The History of Wassailing

Why Christmas

The History of Wassailing and Mumming

Wikipedia

Cotton Mather

Photos

William Bradford taking toys from Pilgrims on Christmas Day--via WBUR
Public Notice Banning Christmas--via Medium

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