Austria moves to ban Father Christmas


World | 208214 hits | Nov 30 11:35 am | Posted by: snookums
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An Austrian group has called for a ban on Father Christmas amid fears that the foreign invader is usurping the role of the traditional Christkind sprite.

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  1. by avatar Bacardi4206
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:00 pm
    There going to protest shops because they show reindeer and father chistmas? What about the people that actually prefer Father Christmas than w/e other alternatives they want in Austria? Bet they never even bothered to ask which the majority prefer.

  2. by avatar martin14
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:08 pm
    Ahhh, the Catholic Taliban has arrived.


    We have lots of that in Slovakia as well.

    Dec. 24th, its baby Jesus who visits and brings presents, not Santa.


    Santa is a capitalist imperialist dog. ;)
    And Dec. 5 is for St. Mikulas, this is the guy who shows up with chocolate.

    Much older Catholic traditions than Santa is.


    Nothing to worry about here, must be a slow news day in Austria.

  3. by ASLplease
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:12 pm
    Banning Santa is like Banning the easter bunny.

  4. by avatar Brenda
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:18 pm
    And Dec. 5 is for St. Mikulas, this is the guy who shows up with chocolate.

    They stole that from us!! :twisted:

  5. by avatar sandorski
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:20 pm
    I fear for the future of Europe. They seem to have forgotten the lessons from their Past.

  6. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:51 pm
    "sandorski" said
    I fear for the future of Europe. They seem to have forgotten the lessons from their Past.


    In this I agree with you.

  7. by avatar martin14
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:18 pm
    So do I, but I wonder if we are talking about the same reasons.

  8. by avatar PluggyRug
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:37 pm
    "sandorski" said
    I fear for the future of Europe. They seem to have forgotten the lessons from their Past.


    Did you mean to say Pastor. :D

  9. by avatar sandorski
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:54 pm
    "PluggyRug" said
    I fear for the future of Europe. They seem to have forgotten the lessons from their Past.


    Did you mean to say Pastor. :D

    Definitely not. :)

  10. by avatar OldChum
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:55 pm
    Funny how some want every one to belive there way or the highway version of the world . MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THEM ALL .

  11. by avatar Wada
    Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:03 pm
    R=UP

  12. by avatar KorbenDeck
    Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:40 am
    Christmas isn't religious to me an any sense, so I prefer the fat guy with a bunch of slaves/elves who lives in the North Pole, who drives a sleigh that is pulled by flying reindeer lead by a reindeer with a glowing red nose. Delivering toys to every child on the planet in one night.

    Much better than a baby in a crib. Besides the dates are totally off.

  13. by avatar martin14
    Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:43 am
    :lol: :lol:

  14. by TattoodGirl
    Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:53 am
    "martin14" said
    Ahhh, the Catholic Taliban has arrived.


    We have lots of that in Slovakia as well.

    Dec. 24th, its baby Jesus who visits and brings presents, not Santa.


    Santa is a capitalist imperialist dog. ;)
    And Dec. 5 is for St. Mikulas, this is the guy who shows up with chocolate.

    Much older Catholic traditions than Santa is.


    Nothing to worry about here, must be a slow news day in Austria.




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