The document discusses the Puritans who were a strict Protestant group in the 16th-17th centuries. They believed the church had become corrupt and wanted to purify religion using only the Bible. They banned Christmas in 1647 as it was not in the Bible and linked to pagan beliefs. The Puritans also disapproved of gluttony, drunkenness, dancing, gambling, singing and other festivities. Soldiers would patrol streets to enforce the ban on Christmas celebrations and smell for roast goose. Many other activities were also banned including bear-baiting, cockfighting, horse-racing, wrestling, pubs and theaters.

1. Merry Christmas!

3. Merry Christmas! Stop!

4. Christmas is Banned!

5. Christmas is Banned I’m Oliver Cromwell, and I’m in charge now! Christmas is a SIN!

6. How Serious Were the Puritans? Learning Objective : Understand what life was like when Puritans were in power.

10. How did they stop people? Soldiers patrolled the streets – they were even on the sniff for the smell of roast goose! What’s that I can smell? Hay! As if I eat roast goose! Hay, hay? Geddit?

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12. What else was banned? Bear-baiting

13. and Cockfighting

14. and Horse-racing

15. and Wrestling

16. and Ale-houses (Pubs)

17. and Theatre

18. And even...

19. And if that makes you want to scream.... @#&*$%!! Even swearing was banned!

20. In fact...on Sundays it was worse!

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22. And above all...not going to....

23. It’s not as if Puritan churches were comfortable....

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32. So....enjoy your Christmas holiday... For their sakes!