What will remain of "Christmas" at Christmas?
At the beginning of October, the blood of the followers of the traditional Christkindelsmärik of Strasbourg, “market of the child Jesus” in Alsatian, made only one turn.
In an email addressed to the merchants of the event created in 1570, mentioning the list of prohibited and authorized products on the stalls for the 2022 edition, the municipality issued a "reservation" regarding the sale of "JC crosses" (sic ), as well as mouse pads, paninis, Turkish delights, hot beer, and other products that do not respect the Christmas spirit.
Translation of this Strasbourg newspeak: no crucifix at Christmas.
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But that is not the reason for the anger.
The sale of crucifixes on the market being quite rare, according to Bernard Xibaut, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Strasbourg, what is called into question is above all the use of a grotesque circumlocution to designate this symbolic object of Christianity.
"We should no longer name the one who is at the origin of the party...
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