DID YOU KNOW
A law was passed in Scotland in 1640 which made celebrating ‘Yule vacations’ illegal.
The Christmas ban lasted 400 years.
Christmas Day only became a public holiday in Scotland in 1958!
Once the ban was lifted, Scotland adopted many of the traditions from England and USA.
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