What year did Americans start to celebrate Christmas?

Answer 1

December 24th: Christmas Eve December 25th: Christmas Day It's usually a two day thing for most. Most people on Christmas Eve usually have the big dinner and " celebrate". Presents are opened on the 25th.

Answer 2

People celebrated a kind of Christmas in Europe since the year 300 and spread around the continent through that century. After arriving in the U.S. on the Mayflower, It was banned on and off by the Puritans who had alot of land. It was officially banned from 1659 to 1681. The ban by the Pilgrims was revoked in 1681, however it wasn't until the mid 1800's that celebrating Christmas became fashionable in the Boston region. The Moravians had the first Christmas trees in America as well as the first Nativity Scenes. Christmas fell out of favor in the United States after the American Revolution, when it was considered an English custom.

Answer 3

Christmas is celebrated on December 25 in America. Christmas Eve is celebrated on the 24.

Answer 4

Americans have celebrated Christmas for as long as it was a country.

Answer 5

Soon after Thanksgiving