The pilgrims arrived in America in 1620 and they were extremely traditional in their purity beliefs and outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts and parts of New England. It was still celebrated in the southern colonies though. After the American Revolution Christmas was not celebrated anymore in the U.S. because it was viewed as a English Custom. Louisiana and Arkansas were the first states to make Christmas a legal holiday in 1830/1831. Congress didn't make it a federal holiday in all the states until 1870. Christmas today is influenced by media, advertisements, materialism, and mass marketing. From once being outlawed to being the most celebrated holiday in the world.
American Christmas delights:
- Cranberry Sauce
- eggnog
As well as glazed ham, roast turkey, greens, Wine and Christmas mince pies and hot chocolate.
Activities enjoyed during the Christmas season:
Many attend church on Christmas eve where they have church dinners and enjoy choir concerts. Many families also like to build a snowman. These three parted snow built man are pictured with a lower body, torso, and upper body. Then families hang Christmas lights on their houses to decorate and prepare for Santa Clause.
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