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The celebration of Christmas was controversial in Colonial New England. The Puritans forbade any observance of the season and even worked harder on Christmas day to show their disapproval of it as a pagan holiday.
Meanwhile. in Pennsylvania, the Germans and Moravians practiced the customs of their homelands. The jolly Dutch in New York welcomed Saint Nicholas on his feast day. December b. A long holiday was taken at Christmas time, because of the weather, because of the natural winter lull in farming activity, and because of the extended time needed to visit families in colonial days.
In the South, no trace of the Puritan attitude towards Christmas could be found. Christmas was a season to be enjoyed with feasting, visiting, hunts and balls, and with religious devotion. The Christmas tree was not a part of the festive holiday, although evergreen decorations appeared in homes and churches.
There is a legend that Hessian (German) soldiers were indulging in a feast around their Christmas tree when Washington surprised
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