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Spanish school cancels Christmas
Reuters ^ | Wed Nov 29, 2006 | Reuters)

Posted on 12/09/2006 6:35:41 PM PST by DogByte6RER

Spanish school cancels Christmas

Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:13 PM GMT14

MADRID (Reuters) - A school in traditionally Catholic Spain has cancelled Christmas celebrations so as not to offend children who are not Christians, ABC newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The Hilarion Gimeno school in Zaragoza said teachers had put forward various reasons for not celebrating Christmas, but ABC said the worry was that Muslim children might be upset.

The school will not put on a nativity play or hand out presents, but pupils will be free to decorate the halls and sing carols.

"We are educators and we want our school programme to advance the personal development of our students as much as possible," the school said.

Christmas celebrations usually last for about a month in Spain, with parties starting in December and running through to January 6 for "Los Reyes", a huge fiesta to celebrate the visit of the three wise men to the new-born Jesus in Bethlehem.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: christmas; dhimmitude; islam; multicult; pc; religionofpeace; spain; waronchristmas
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To: SAMS
"Bow down to your new master, the sword of Islam..."

"Again. Looks like the Moors are back in business in Spain"

What do you expect? the Birth rate of Spaniards is so low, they reduce there numbers by half every 35 years. At that rate, there will be no more Spaniards in Spain by 2111 AD.
81 posted on 12/13/2006 9:36:33 AM PST by wmileo (Reagan Democrat for life)
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To: steelyourfaith
I just read your Reuter's link.

Now that's scary.

82 posted on 12/13/2006 10:07:29 AM PST by HoosierHawk
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To: wmileo

" . . . and you give up, then you neither live nor win. And that's just the way it is." Josey Wales


83 posted on 12/13/2006 10:10:05 AM PST by Ieatfrijoles
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To: DogByte6RER
So what ARE they going to celebrate?
Viente cinco de Decembero?
84 posted on 12/13/2006 10:13:34 AM PST by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: BW2221

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

:-P


85 posted on 12/13/2006 6:44:12 PM PST by gogogodzilla (Republicans only win if they are conservative. Woe befalls any who forget that.)
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To: DogByte6RER

It's not Islam, it's stealth PC communism.


86 posted on 12/13/2006 7:06:57 PM PST by Major_Risktaker
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To: john drake

"now they're practically giving it back?"

They are not willing to have enough children to replace their population. There are about 40 million Spaniards in 2005. By the end of the century there will be less than 7 million. They will be outnumbered by Muslims in 70 years. If you do not have enough faith in your future to have children, you are done. Even El CID could not work a miracle in 21 Century Socialist Spain.


87 posted on 12/14/2006 3:36:46 AM PST by wmileo (Reagan Democrat for life)
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To: DogByte6RER

Muy estupido!

What spineless wimps you spaniards are.

You disgust me with your lack of pride for your culture and your country.

The Islamists ridicule you.

You are not men, you are cowards.


88 posted on 12/14/2006 3:50:09 AM PST by Riptides
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