web02.fireside.fm Sat, 02 May 2026 18:30:18 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Muck Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Puritans” https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/puritans Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:15:00 -0500 A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. en-us episodic maladies, madness, mischief, and murder in American politics. The Muck Podcast A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed. yes The Muck Podcast themuckpodcast@gmail.com Episode 202: Bologna Pony | The New England Christmas Ban https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/ep202-bolognapony 8dd57c09-bfea-48eb-a17b-cacb9b2211ca Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:15:00 -0500 The Muck Podcast full 4 The Muck Podcast 1:13:45 yes <p>Tina and Hillary cover when Christmas was banned in New England.</p> <p>Bigger cities in early America observed Christmas . BUT when celebrations went too far, New England Puritans banned the holiday for years. </p> <p>Sources<br> Tina's Story<br> Atlas Obscura<br> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-longbanned-tradition-of-mummering-in-newfoundland-is-making-a-comeback" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Long-Banned Tradition of Mummering in Newfoundland Is Making a Comeback</a>--by Sarah Laskow</p> <p>Colonial Williamsburg<br> <a href="https://www.slaveryandremembrance.org/almanack/life/christmas/hist_wassail.cfm#:%7E:text=The%20Puritan%20Parliament%20outlawed%20the,Christmas%20in%20the%20mother%20country." target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Wassailing through History</a>--By Robert Doares</p> <p>History<br> <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnalia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Saturnalia</a><br> <a href="https://www.history.com/news/when-massachusetts-banned-christmas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">When Massachusetts Banned Christmas</a></p> <p>Mass.gov<br> <a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-law-banning-christmas#:%7E:text=In%201659%2C%20the%20Massachusetts%20Bay,feasting%2C%20or%20any%20other%20way%E2%80%A6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Massachusetts Law Banning Christmas</a></p> <p>Wassailia<br> <a href="https://wassailia.com/history-of-wassailing/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The History of Wassailing</a></p> <p>Why Christmas<br> <a href="https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/wassailing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The History of Wassailing and Mumming</a></p> <p>Wikipedia<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Mather" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cotton Mather</a></p> <p>Photos<br> <a href="https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1351531481-1000x972.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">William Bradford taking toys from Pilgrims on Christmas Day</a>--via WBUR<br> <a href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*Cq4cikR-kViqXKS_IhIjwg.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Public Notice Banning Christmas</a>--via Medium </p> true crime, politics, corrupt, US politics, Christmas, Christmas ban, New England, old laws, Puritans Tina and Hillary cover when Christmas was banned in New England.

Bigger cities in early America observed Christmas . BUT when celebrations went too far, New England Puritans banned the holiday for years.

Sources
Tina's Story
Atlas Obscura
The Long-Banned Tradition of Mummering in Newfoundland Is Making a Comeback--by Sarah Laskow

Colonial Williamsburg
Wassailing through History--By Robert Doares

History
Saturnalia
When Massachusetts Banned Christmas

Mass.gov
Massachusetts Law Banning Christmas

Wassailia
The History of Wassailing

Why Christmas
The History of Wassailing and Mumming

Wikipedia
Cotton Mather

Photos
William Bradford taking toys from Pilgrims on Christmas Day--via WBUR
Public Notice Banning Christmas--via Medium

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]]> Tina and Hillary cover when Christmas was banned in New England.

Bigger cities in early America observed Christmas . BUT when celebrations went too far, New England Puritans banned the holiday for years.

Sources
Tina's Story
Atlas Obscura
The Long-Banned Tradition of Mummering in Newfoundland Is Making a Comeback--by Sarah Laskow

Colonial Williamsburg
Wassailing through History--By Robert Doares

History
Saturnalia
When Massachusetts Banned Christmas

Mass.gov
Massachusetts Law Banning Christmas

Wassailia
The History of Wassailing

Why Christmas
The History of Wassailing and Mumming

Wikipedia
Cotton Mather

Photos
William Bradford taking toys from Pilgrims on Christmas Day--via WBUR
Public Notice Banning Christmas--via Medium

Support The Muck Podcast

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