tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525559785388894045.post2928181938462145980..comments2024-03-24T14:22:57.453-05:00Comments on Shawna Delacorte's Blog: December In HistoryShawna Delacortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334547435739630283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525559785388894045.post-47513258365372235792012-12-11T15:25:36.697-06:002012-12-11T15:25:36.697-06:00Hi, Morgan. Yes...I did a blog a couple of years ...Hi, Morgan. Yes...I did a blog a couple of years ago about the history of Christmas and came across that information. It's strange to think that at one time Christmas was the type of celebration somewhat akin to today's Mardi Gras revelry. :)<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.Shawna Delacortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334547435739630283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525559785388894045.post-3554862587868815702012-12-11T12:25:45.259-06:002012-12-11T12:25:45.259-06:00Hi Shawna,
Nice blog. Did you know we've only ...Hi Shawna,<br />Nice blog. Did you know we've only been celebrating Christmas in the US for about 150 years. The Puritans were against it, and folks, even Congress met on Christmas day.<br /><br />When it first started it was such a rowdy holiday--they had to have extra police to patrol streets in major cities. LOL<br /><br />Children didn't start getting presents until Clement Moore's poem The Night Before Christmas was published.morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817293003630581559noreply@blogger.com