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15 Bizarre Christmas Traditions From History You Won’t Believe Existed

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11. Mumming and Guising in Medieval England

11. Mumming and Guising in Medieval England
Medieval Christmas mummers in disguise perform lively, comic plays—a tradition later banned by Puritans.

Mumming and guising were theatrical Christmas customs in medieval England, where groups of disguised individuals performed plays or pantomimes, often with moral or comic twists. These performances, sometimes raucous, traveled to Ireland, Scotland, and Canada but were once so wild they were banned under Puritan rule (britannica.com).

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