anhinga_anhinga (anhinga_anhinga) wrote, 2008-12-25 23:12:00 anhinga_anhinga anhinga_anhinga 2008-12-25 23:12:00 Previous Share Next History of Christmas in America "Whosoever shall be found observing any such day as Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting or any other way . . . shall pay for every such offense five shillings, as a fine to the county." 1659, Massachusetts General Court Tags: history Subscribe Post a new comment Error We will log you in after post We will log you in after post We will log you in after post We will log you in after post We will log you in after post Anonymously switch LiveJournal Facebook Twitter OpenId Google MailRu VKontakte Anonymously default userpic Your reply will be screened When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed. You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use. Post a new comment Preview comment Help 1 comment Post a new comment 1 comment
"Whosoever shall be found observing any such day as Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting or any other way . . . shall pay for every such offense five shillings, as a fine to the county." 1659, Massachusetts General Court