LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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dancing, holidays, plays, fiction
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holidays, quilting, fiction, dancing
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plays, feasts, birthdays, holidays
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harvesting, building, working hard, smiling
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Detailed explanation-1: -Seven months after they outlawed gaming, the Massachusetts Puritans decided to punish adultery with death (though the death penalty was rare). They banned fancy clothing, living with Indians and smoking in public. Missing Sunday services would land you in the stocks. Celebrating Christmas would cost you five shillings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Early opposition to dancing in America came primarily from the Puritans, who equated the favored pastime with promiscuity and sinfulness.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although bull-baiting and bowling were not permitted, as they often led to excessive gambling, people were expressly allowed to take part in dancing, archery, leaping, vaulting and “anie such harmeles recreation” after they had attended church.