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Easter Was Banned by the Puritans
In the 1620s-1680s, Puritans in England and colonial Massachusetts banned Easter celebrations, considering them too pagan and Catholic. The holiday was not widely observed in America until after the Civil War, when it was gradually revived as a more secular, family-friendly celebration.
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