Enlightenment reformers sought to ban numerous folk traditions like harvest festivals or religious holidays because
a. the celebrations were viewed as corrupt and decadent.
b. they were wild, drunken revelry that was unseemly.
c. to maintain control of a passive population.
d. they were atheists and wanted people to progress to a modern era.
e. they emphasized class differences and might start revolutions.
ANSWER:
a
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