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. SourcesTina's StoryAtlas ObscuraThe Long-Banned Tradition of Mummering in Newfoundland Is Making a Comeback (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-longbanned-tradition-of-mummering-in-newfoundland-is-making-a-comeback)--by Sarah LaskowColonial WilliamsburgWassailing through History (https://www.slaveryandremembrance.org/almanack/life/christmas/hist_wassail.cfm#:~:text=The%20Puritan%20Parliament%20outlawed%20the,Christmas%20in%20the%20mother%20country.)--By Robert DoaresHistorySaturnalia (https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnalia)When Massachusetts Banned Christmas (https://www.history.com/news/when-massachusetts-banned-christmas)Mass.govMassachusetts Law Banning Christmas (https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-law-banning-christmas#:~:text=In%201659%2C%20the%20Massachusetts%20Bay,feasting%2C%20or%20any%20other%20way%E2%80%A6)WassailiaThe History of Wassailing (https://wassailia.com/history-of-wassailing/)Why ChristmasThe History of Wassailing and Mumming (https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/wassailing)WikipediaCotton Mather (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Mather)PhotosWilliam Bradford taking toys from Pilgrims on Christmas Day (https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1351531481-1000x972.jpg)--via WBURPublic Notice Banning Christmas (https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*Cq4cikR-kViqXKS_IhIjwg.jpeg)--via Medium