a great website about some history of christmas

Puritans banned the celebration of Christmas as late as 1851. The Christmas tree were thought to have come to New England with Hessian troops during the American Revolution, or with German immigrants to Pennsylvania and Ohio, The first record of Christmas trees in America was for children in the German Moravian Church's settlement in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Christmas 1747. Christmas was altogether banned in Massachusetts by the Puritans because of the way it was celebrated. card playing, drinking, http://masstraveljournal.com/features/1101chrisban.html

its working a good site to know abut religion....sabbathandruth there is no question of being angry...a person who culd know what religion is wont have spoke this way....

actually its a LOT older than that... trees and gift giving go back to Mesopotamia and their winter Solstice celebrations

Wow, that's really and interesting history of xmas, sabbathandruth! Now, I have a better understanding of why things are as they are during xmas. Thanks a lot for providing that very insightful link and Happy myLotting! ;)