In Britain, it is illegal to consume a mince pie on Christmas Day. It is one of the odd old laws on the statute book, although rarely enforced by even the keenest police officer. It was brought to existence by Oliver Cromwell, self proclaimed Lord Protector of England. Festivals that promoted gluttony and drunkenness were against the righteous Christian ethics, including Christmas.
在英國,在圣誕節那天吃肉餡餅是違法的。這是法律全書上最古怪最老的法規之一,但是執法最嚴明的警察也不會執行的。它是由奧利弗·克倫威爾頒布的,自稱的英格蘭的護國公。任何會引起暴飲暴食的節日都是違背基督教的道德觀的,包括圣誕節。