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During the mid-1600s, the Puritans under Cromwell implemented a ban on Father Christmas, and Santa Claus didn't always enjoy widespread popularity. In 1686, Josiah King released a pamphlet titled "The Examination and Trial of Old Father Christmas, " where Father Christmas was subjected to a trial by those concerned that Christmas was evolving into a materialistic celebration and its transformation into an occasion for excessive revelry and deb...

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Excerpt from Odd Fellowship: What It Is, What It Has Done, What It Is Doing, Why You Should Join ItThe Independent Order of Odd Fellows was established On this continent in 1819. T'at Baltimore, Maryland, and was for some years largely a social convivial club. Its possibilities as a reforming society soon he came apparent, and gradually its social p'ractices at its lodge and other meetings Were changed, and the days_ of conviviality at lodge m...

Excerpt from Odd Fellowship: What It Is, What It Has Done, What It Is Doing, Why You Should Join ItThe Independent Order of Odd Fellows was established On this continent in 1819. T'at Baltimore, Maryland, and was for some years largely a social convivial club. Its possibilities as a reforming society soon he came apparent, and gradually its social p'ractices at its lodge and other meetings Were changed, and the days_ of conviviality at lodge m...