Christmas was made a federal holiday in the United States on June 26, 1870.
Who established Christmas as a federal holiday?
- Christmas was made a federal holiday in the United States on June 26, 1870.Christmas became an official Federal holiday in 1870, thanks to President Ulysses S. Grant's efforts to reconcile the north and south.
- Christmas has a complicated history in colonial America.While many settlers celebrated it, from the Dutch in New York to the British in Virginia, many Puritans in New England saw it as a "Popish" celebration.Grant established Christmas as a national holiday.
- As a result, Christmas celebrations are widespread in America, and, with the exception of when the government is employed to promote religious views, these celebrations are perfectly constitutional.Christmas is the most commonly observed Christian holiday, commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
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