Posted on 12/22/2018 6:01:34 PM PST by marshmallow
HONG KONG — No Santa. No trees. No stockings. No lights.
The authorities in Langfang, a city in China’s Hebei Province, have issued a ban on all Christmas displays on streets and in stores, according to a notice from city officials.
Christmas may be a Western holiday, but it has been co-opted in China as a marketing opportunity, with glittering trees towering in malls to draw in shoppers.
In Langfang, however, city authorities have vowed to clear out all Christmas lights and decorations from its streets, stores and schools. The notice ordered employees to do a sweep of shopping malls and streets on Dec. 23, 24 and 25 to make sure there are no Christmas decorations.
The three days are not public holidays in China, and the order comes amid an intensifying crackdown on foreign-influenced religious activity.
“The use of parks and other open spaces to spread religion will be managed and controlled,” the order said. “If found, monitor closely and report them to superiors,” the notice issued on Saturday instructed citizens. Street vendors selling Christmas trees or sweets are to be “cleared out.”
When reached by telephone, Langfang’s urban management office declined to comment.
The Global Times, a paper run by the Communist Party, reported that Langfang’s efforts were not so much a Christmas ban but an effort to score points in the “National Civilized Cities” ratings, a yearly campaign organized by the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party.
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The Grinches (communists) who stole Christmas.
If they weren’t worried about growing Christian sentiment, they would not be getting so militant about stamping it out.
The sjw’s are green with jealousy over chinas crack down on Jesus.
China is one bitch of a nation to deal with.
Where I’m at in China, Christmas is everywhere, including a huge neon Christmas tree outside my apartment window.
Burgomeister Meisterburger.
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