1. Merry Christmas!

4. Christmas is Banned!

5. Christmas is Banned Im Oliver Cromwell, and Im 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.

7. Who were the Puritans? The Puritans were a very strict (extreme) type of Protestants who were around in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. They believed that the Church had become corrupt and sinful. They wanted to purify religion by using the Bible as the word of law on earth.

8. But why ban Christmas? Christmas was a human invention, not in the Bible. It was too closely linked to old Pagan (Pre- Christian) beliefs The idea of a mass for Christ just smelled of Catholicism! So it was banned in England in 1647!

9. That wasnt the only reason... Puritans also hated the... gluttony drunken-ness dancing gambling begging singing Unlike this cat – they were not party animals!

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

11. Puritan Names Free GiftEarthDustDisciplineFaith DeliveryKill-sinSorry-for- sin AshesFear-not Fear-GodPraise-GodIncreasedMercy-meAnd... The-Lord-Is-NearWrestling-with-the-devil

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!

21. and

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

23. Its not as if Puritan churches were comfortable....

24. And the punishments? Usually fines

25. But often...

28. or

31. Or even

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

34. Writing a paragraph... I learnt today about the Puritans and their beliefs. They believed that people had to........ because...... Many things we take for granted were banned, such as...... I think this was because....... I think that Puritans were very serious because......however not everyone agreed with them because......