“Bah Humbub”

While we watch the calendar counting down the days to what many refer to as the biggest day of the year, consider Christmas was once illegal.

     And, the institution that instituted the day outlawed it. Well, one faction at least.

     In 1647, backed by a Puritan-backed Parliament, Christmas was outlawed. The Church of England did so citing the high holy day was pagan propaganda propagated by the Catholic Church.

     Parliament would finally reinstate Christmas by 1660.

    The decree would migrate to America in 1659 and last till 1681, mostly in Massachusetts.

    Christmas would continue unfettered until 1969 when Cuba declared it illegal until 1998.

     So, join Wolverine with a “Bah Humbub” in remembrance of a time when religious beliefs came before commercialism.