Christmas Trivia: Christmas Was Once Banned by the English Parliament
Written by QAT on Dec 22nd, 2008 | Filed under: Christmas
In 1647, the English parliament passed a law that made Christmas illegal. Festivities were banned by Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell, who considered feasting and revelry what was supposed to be a holy day to be immoral. The ban was lifted only when the Puritans lost power in 1660.
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