Show early puritans forbid crime of celebrating V christmas rt r tin HT artl U 1 i rt celebrating christmas christinas was a crime to to the early puritans in massachusetts the practice tice was looked down upon with so much disfavor observing the da date te was that anyone fined five shillings on may 11 1659 the general court in boston passed a law agal against ast christmas celebrations said which eb it is therefore ordered by this court and the au authority thorit y thereof that whomsoever shall bround observing any such day as christmas or i 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 as a fine to the county |