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Today in Massachusetts, Thanksgiving and the National Day of Mourning are being observed.
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Ooh this is a good one! Christmas was once _illegal_ in Massachusetts. Seriously! Here's how we got from 🚫 to 🎄: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/12/18/christmas-in-boston-from-puritan-to-presents-under-pine-trees
@gbhnews That Puritan theocracy took itself very seriously! Did you know that for over a century after it was legalized Christmas remained a demure and lightly celebrated holiday in New England? Not until the mid-19th Century did it begin to take on a celebratory tone. Charles Dickens himself helped to smooth the ruffled feathers of New England stodginess!
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/300-years-new-england-christmas/
The New England Christmas started out as an ordinary work day for Puritans who frowned on the papist revelry of their Anglican neighbors. Over the years it evolved, with the help of Charles Dickens, into a celebration of charity and goodwill. Of course, Anglicans and Catholics did celebrate Christmas in New England — only they […]
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