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    Christmas was once illegal in which country?

    Question #30300. Asked by UK-OK. (Mar 20 03 10:27 PM)


    kittyconner

    		England during the time when Cromwell was the Lord Protector.

    Mar 20 03, 10:52 PM
    Kainantu

    		England.

    When the Restoration of 1660 led to the revival of Christmas in England...
    http://www.plimoth.org/Library/xmas.htm

    In England, only three hundred years ago, even the singing of Christmas carols could have brought you a six month prison sentence
    http://www.pulseplanet.com/archive/Dec99/2036.html

    Mar 21 03, 11:09 AM
    gmackematix

    		Surely anything as Christian as Christmas must have been illegal in the Soviet bloc? And what about Islamic countries?

    Dec 08 03, 9:11 PM
    griffinj

    		Christmas was illegal for 22 years in colonial Boston, would that be England or America?
    http://masstraveljournal.com/features/1101chrisban.html

    Dec 08 03, 9:30 PM
    katya_coldheart

    		England in 1647 and reinstated in 1660

    Dec 09 03, 9:04 AM

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