Show early puritans forbid crime of celebrating christinas celebrating christmas was a crime to the early Purl puritans tans in massachusetts the practice was wad looked down upon with so much disfavor that anyone observing the date was fined five shillings on may 11 1659 the general court in boston passed a aw against christmas cel said it is therefore ordered by this court and the thel authority thereof that whomsoever shall be found 0 observing any such day as christmas or the like either by fore bearing labor feasting or any other way upon such account as aforesaid every such person so offending shall pay for every such offense five shillings asa as a fine to the county |