In 1644 the English puritans forbad any merriment or religious services by act of Parliament, on the ground that it was a heathen festival, and ordered it to be kept as a fast.

• 在1644英国清教徒由参议院法案禁止了所有快乐或礼拜，在基础上它是一个异教徒的节日和命令将被保留的它作为快速。