Christmas Traditions in Boston

by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

In 1659, the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony banned by law the celebration of Christmas as it was deemed to be a time of seasonal excess with no Biblical authority. Though repealed in 1681, it would not be until 1856 that Christmas Day became a state holiday in Massachusetts. In this book Christmas Traditions in Boston, Anthony Sammarco outlines the celebration (or lack thereof) of Christmas in the first two centuries after the city was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635000572
• ISBN13: 9781635000573
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.5" x 9.2"