In the UK, it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas day.

11 Dec

In a law passed in 1664 by Oliver Cromwell no less, mince pies and Christmas pudding were deemed ‘not puritan enough’.  The law was passed as a measure to combat gluttony which is of course, one of the ‘seven deadly sins‘.

In fact, Cromwell was all for banning any kind of celebration at Christmas.  Between 1647 and 1660 any celebrations were banned because they were proclaimed immoral for the holiest day of the year.

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