In 1599, the Elgin Kirk Session were *very clear* on what NOT to do at Xmas time:
No snowballs
No carols or other singing
No guising (fancy dress)
No crossdressing
No bagpipes or fiddles
No dancing
No football in the streets
No ropeswings
No groups of women haunting the churchyard
No "umcomelie speeches"
Punishment included headshaving, sitting barelegged outside, whipping, cheek branding, and being chained by the neck to a wall.
