Show mince pica pies prohibited in days of the puritans HI mine pie PIG hail hall had conny many en enemies emles the puritans would hare have rono rune of it and tin even lo 10 the century it was a forbidden delicacy to IL R large number of clergymen cler cymen dur ing the commonwealth the holding of christmas festivals wai was forbid den in 1644 parliament passed an act ordering all clazena to observe christmas day an as a solema fait fast to be spent la to silent atonement for previous festival that had pawed in to riotous living and merrymaking thin order remained la in force for 12 years the authorities in several town towns tried to reduce christmas day to the level of other daye dayl in can ter tenbury bury by order of the mayor it win was proclaimed that christmas d day ay and all other tw jos should be put down people who attended service ID to tho the cathedral were mobbed alie inhabitants formed themselves into tuo parties and feeling in the mat ter frequently resulted in the ex oz chango change of blown blows in 1052 it was proclaimed that no observation shrill be had of the five and twentieth day of december commonly called christmas day nor der any solemnity used or ox in churches the order was enforced by sol tot diers o 0 ovens and larders wet searched and where reasonable seasonable dainties or decoration decorations were found they were carried off and destroyed A changed attitude towards the puritan deilke of Chrle fealty etim came with the restoration of ling charles |