| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - In 1659, a law was passed by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony requiring a five-shilling fine from anyone caught observing any such day as Christmas or the like, either by forbearing of labor, feasting, or any other way.* Originally posted as A Poem for the Twelve Days of Christmas - 'How the Puritans Stole Christmas' ... on 3 January 2007, and again on 5 January 2007 under the tit
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