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StripeyGran Fri 14-Nov-25 10:04:24

Get yourself along there and be thankful you can enjoy yourself.

Buy something, laugh a little.

Go to Church later if you wish.

Lathyrus3 Fri 14-Nov-25 10:02:26

Well as the Winter Fair, is presumably about buying, selling and making money, I’m ok with that not having anything to do with celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Holiday celebration. Not quite sure what that would consist of.

There should definitely be some teaching about the religious significance but I think I’d be glad not to see that muddled up with all the razamatzz.

shysal Fri 14-Nov-25 09:52:11

I see nothing wrong with the inclusive wording. I am an agnostic and send 'Season's Greetings' cards.

Maggiemaybe Thu 13-Nov-25 22:46:51

Whoops, posted too soon (fat fingers!).

Worst of all, no nativity - we had a dreadful under-rehearsed talent show instead. Our parents - all of them, Muslim, Christian, atheist - were up in arms, and complained, but to no avail. The most angry were the Reception parents who’d been looking forward to watching their children in the Nativity. None of the Muslim parents had ever withdrawn their children from Christmas festivities- they joined in everything.

The head was a middle-class committed Christian who was adamant that celebrations would have offended people of other religions. She couldn’t have been more wrong.

Maggiemaybe Thu 13-Nov-25 22:38:37

The school where I worked had the most miserable Christmas once when we had a temporary head who decided that it wasn’t appropriate for our multicultural school. We had no celebrations, no decorations, no tree, the children’s invitations to sing carols, as they usually did, at our local supermarket and care home, were declined.

kircubbin2000 Thu 13-Nov-25 22:32:04

It's a normal city primary school. The odd thing is they celebrated Eid not long ago.

rafichagran Thu 13-Nov-25 22:26:10

I can see no reason why we should not call it Christmas, people I know of different nationalities don't mind either.

I find it is is generally middle class, woke, do gooders who shout about inclusion. My partner is West Indian and he celebrates Christmas.

The more the merrier, when divali was celebrated, I have heard of parents who celebrate by sending in sweets for all children in their children's class in school.

I find the trend for not saying Christmas divisive, and gives those thugs who stand outside hotels draped in flags, being vile to immigrants housed there,an excuse to say shout the abuse they do.

Oreo Thu 13-Nov-25 22:17:41

Someone needs to tell the Head that other religions really don’t mind schools celebrating Christmas and they even join in many of the celebrations and enjoy them. Wokery seems to have got a solid toehold in many schools now.

Skydancer Thu 13-Nov-25 21:56:55

Grandmadinosaur

We shouldn’t be abandoning the celebration of our UK traditions.

If we went to live in another country or were visiting when they had festivities on we would join in and embrace them.

Absolutely this!

Grandmadinosaur Thu 13-Nov-25 20:30:22

We shouldn’t be abandoning the celebration of our UK traditions.

If we went to live in another country or were visiting when they had festivities on we would join in and embrace them.

Sago Thu 13-Nov-25 20:26:32

The usual majority bowing to the minority.

It’s CHRISTMAS, the birth of Christ.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 13-Nov-25 20:10:31

Christmas is the December festival in the UK.

It can be inclusive by pointing out the ethnicity of the three wise men etc.

Next we will be wishing people Happy Holidays

Grandmabatty Thu 13-Nov-25 19:58:04

I think they are being inclusive to other religions who presumably will be represented at the school. I like that

Magenta8 Thu 13-Nov-25 19:51:33

Is it a secular multi faith school or is it denominational?

kircubbin2000 Thu 13-Nov-25 19:48:26

I've just seen the grandsons school leaflet for December. They are having a winter fair and a holiday celebration. No sign of Christmas!