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Why the Puritans outlawed Christmas, and why it matters today

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Published December 25, 2022 7:01am ET
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Why the Puritans outlawed Christmas, and why it matters today
The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the Puritans claimed had been retained after the religious settlement reached early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. When the Puritans came to power in England, Parliament […]

The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the Puritans claimed had been retained after the religious settlement reached early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

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