St. Nick has been banned from kindergarten classes in Vienna.
VIENNA, Austria · St. Nick, nein! A ban on St. Nicholas at Vienna's kindergartens is taking some of the ho-ho-ho out of the holidays for tens of thousands of tots this year.
And it's creating a political ruckus, with opposition parties accusing City Hall of kowtowing to a growing Muslim population by showing Europe's Santa the kindergarten door.
Their reasoning? The ubiquitous it's for the children excuse:
Municipal officials insist their decision is prompted more by psychology than political correctness. Instead of joy, the sight of a strange bearded figure at the door evokes fear in most children, they argue.Posted by Mutti at November 30, 2006 12:49 PM | TrackBack
Hmmm... interesting article. And why only now children began fearing the "strange bearded figure"?
Posted by: Mathew at December 6, 2006 01:14 AM
