First - your question should be stated: Christmas *was* forbidden in Boston from 1659 to 1681. *Was it* also banned at the same time in Providence? Second - no, it was not. Christmas was banned in Massachusetts Bay Colony (Boston is a city inside of that colony) in those years, mostly for religious reasons. The majority religion (Puritan Christian) in that colony did not celebrate Christmas and did not approve of Christmas celebrations. Providence was not in Massachusetts Bay Colony; it was in Rhode Island Colony. Rhode Island Colony had religious freedom, so there were fewer laws due to religious reasons and people were allowed to have religious celebrations if they wanted to (or not if they did not). There were no laws against Christmas there.