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WINSTANLEY: A TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST

December 24th, 2008

Four centuries ago, when England erupted in Civil War, Christmas was in a sorry state. In 1644, the victorious Puritan faction outlined its numerous and fundamentalist decrees by completely banning the holiday. They saw Christmas as a solemn, pious occasion and opposed the drunken debauchery and revelries that, in their opinion, had distorted its religious [...]

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