We just learned about Christianity in the New World.
Another part of early Christianity is the Bonfire of the Vanities.
In 1497 one of the church leaders named Friar Girolamo Savonarola said that there were a lot of things out there that might make people sin, and he wanted to get rid of them.
Some of these things were like mirrors, makeup or pretty dresses that might make someone be vain, or think about wanting to be pretty instead of thinking about God.
Other things were like paintings, games, musical instruments or books.
He thought they were bad because if someone played a game, sang a song or read a book and it wasn't about God then it must be bad and should be destroyed.
So he made a big fire and had thousands of these things burned up.
Some things were just owned by people who lived in the town, but other things were famous paintings and sculptures that were destroyed by this fire.
(from: wikipedia - bonfire of the vanities)
Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Christianity in Britain
