The New England Puritans disapproved, but the observance took hold in a number of Southern colonies and was spread broadly by mid-19th century Irish immigrants.

尽管新英格兰清教徒不喜欢这个节日，但它却在许多南方殖民地生根，并由19世纪中期的爱尔兰移民广泛传播。

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The main method that the thesis had taken is to divide geographically the thirteen colonies of North America into three districts, i. e. New England, the middle and the south areas.

本文的具体研究方法采用了按照地域把北美十三个殖民地分为三个地区——新英格兰地区、中部和南部地区的研究方法。

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The religious scene in the colonies ranged from the strict Puritan communities of New England to the suffocating Anglican regime of Virginia.

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The Puritans of your -- excuse me, our -- New England colonies employed hunters to rid them of witches.

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