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The Unexpected Origins of Our Christmas Traditions

The Art of Manliness

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Christmas in the United States

Christmas wasn't a big deal in the United States until like the 1800s. People would be at home with their families, but they wouldn't have any money. In Massachusetts Bay Colony, Christmas was banned in 1659 by the puritanical government. It took a while for it to work its way back into the culture.

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