A Christmas controversy is brewing across the Big Pond.
The Wherwell Primary School in Andover has banned all references to Christmas in the upcoming Christmas festival – pardon me – Holiday Festival.
Parents received a letter informing them that children would not be allowed to mention Christmas in the upcoming pantomime presentation of “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
The school told parents they had to ban all references to the Christian holiday so they could be inclusive of other faiths.
“Discussion with the panto company revealed that Christmas songs were included in the performance,” the letter to parents read. “We have a number of families who either do not celebrate Christmas or do so in a different way. The children of these families are removed from events such as this, at the request of their parents.”
The show is presented by a traveling group of thespians who say they typically include a Christmas song around the yuletide season.
But the theater company says the school leaders specifically said – no mention of the Baby Jesus or Santa Claus.
“This shouldn’t be allowed. Christmas is celebrated all over the UK and the world, and you just can’t eradicate it so a few people will not be offended,” one parent told the Daily Mail.
Some might call it a war on Christmas – but it’s really a war on culture and traditions. It would be like telling Jewish students they can’t call Hanukkah Hanukkah.
If you can’t celebrate the reason for the season – then it’s just another day.
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