SantaPark in Finland
Re-posted from Cynthia’s Opinions
According to “The Atlantic,” there is a joke going around in Beijing; “Santa Claus was descending into China from the sky. Due to the heavy smog, he fell to the ground, but no one dared help him up. While he was still lying in the snow, his bag was ransacked for presents, and his reindeer and sleigh taken away by the CHENGGUAN, who are much-despised urban-management officials.Therefore, no Christmas this year.”
There is no sign of Jesus, but in many big cities you can catch a glimpse of Santa and Christmas decorations, and Christmas has become the second-most-celebrated “festival” in China. Eighty-five percent of wealthy Chinese send their children to countries like the U.S. for higher education and when these students return home to China during the holiday, they bring their own version of Christmas.
Mall in Shanghai
Christmas in China is also the opportunity to “use the romantic atmosphere of Christmas to spread love. Long Fei, an assistant pastor at an “underground” church in Beijing whose activities are not officially monitored or approved by China’s religious authorities says “Many young people choose to give themselves to their beloved on this eve and eat forbidden fruit.”
The Christmas spirit has even reached as far as China’s sweltering south. Since 2009, a Santa Claus Post Office has operated in Guangzhou, offering specially stamped postcards, inked in Chinese calligraphy, and sends Santa’s laden with donated gifts to children in remote parts of the country.
President Xi Jinping visited Santa’s official cabin in Rovaniemi, Finland in 2010 and now an official 13,000-square-meter replica of that Finnish Santa village is currently under construction in Floraland, Chengdu. Named SantaPark, the theme park promises to “bring families and friends together in an active learning and magical Christmas atmosphere,” and will emulate the cavern residence of Santa Claus on the Arctic Circle, including Santa Claus’ office, elf’s workshop, and Santa Claus’ main post office….
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Isn’t it strange how in Communists nations like China, its people are fighting to get away from that which useful idiot Americans are running to embrace? Indeed, it is an unfortunate state of affairs.
I will not give my money to any business that is afraid to acknowledge Christmas, not one dime.
Finally, I take great joy in uttering the words, “Merry Christmas” and seeing the look on the faces of those who kowtow to political correctness.
That is when I tell the dolt with the silly expression on his or her faces that I will not allow anyone to steal my joy when it comes to celebrating the birth of our Savior.
At this point, the expression becomes one of uneasiness, particularly if the individual is a Christian who sold out to political correctness.
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