Hanging Father Christmas

Christmas is upon us and streets, shops and homes are laden with decorations. This is good and blends well with the festive season. However, I would like to see more cribs on display as that is the real meaning of Christmas. Celebrating Christmas...

Christmas is upon us and streets, shops and homes are laden with decorations. This is good and blends well with the festive season.

However, I would like to see more cribs on display as that is the real meaning of Christmas. Celebrating Christmas without Baby Jesus, our Redeemer, makes it only a pagan celebration.

A ubiquitous (meaningless) decoration is Father Christmas hanging from balconies and windows. One of my grandchildren, who is only three years old, saw one of these figures 'climbing' a balcony and asked me: "What if he falls?"

Isn't this a negative message to our children?

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