The First War On Christmas

True Weird Stuff

The First War On Christmas

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Published on Dec 23, 2023, 12:00:00 AM
Total time: 01:02:57

Episode Description

Today's True Weird Stuff - The First War On Christmas

 

Imagine living in a world where people hated Christmas...so much so that they banned people from celebrating it. We're not talking about some grumpy, green-colored mean one, or a cold-hearted miser. These were Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th Century...people like Governor William Bradford and Reverend Increase Mather. Their hatred of Christmas showed no restraint, these folks made the Grinch look like a saint.

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