The Christmas season is fast approaching, and in Europe, that means the erection of wonderful Christmas markets in places like Nuremberg, Strasbourg, and.......
Strasbourg? Yes, the former German city, now French, which has one of the most beautiful Christmas markets in Europe. It also means that Europeans must contend with the threat of terrorist attacks against our symbol of Christianity by radical Muslims who are offended by the presence of Christianity and Judaism in Europe. Along with Berlin, Strasbourg's Christmas Market has already been hit with a terrorist attack (2018).
This year, the leftist city council is taking steps to ensure the safety of the people who want to enjoy the festivities. They are banning the sale of crucifixes! At least, they are subject to certain reservations (see below chart). Just what those reservations are is rather vague. Apparently, the local officials will judge their quality and appropriateness, whatever that means. At any rate, the decision has caused a firestorm. (As yet, there has been no call for the city to rejoin Germany.)
The below article is from the Dutch-language Belgian blog, React Niuews, and is translated by Fousesquawk.
https://reactnieuws.net/2022/10/18/kruisbeelden-verboden-op-kerstmarkt-in-straatsburg/
Crucifixes forbidden at Strasbourg Christmas Market
October 18, 2022
By Hans de Groot, News
Next month, the annual traditional Christmas Market begins in Strasbourg, the French city in Alsace. It is the most important tourist event in the city and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors. That Strasbourg is French but was once a German city will certainly contribute to this.
The city leadership is in the hands of the Left, including the Greens, and thus, the warning finger is raised in the air, and the most absurd regulatory nonsense has been unloaded on the participants of the event. The merchants have just been sent an enormous list of "banned" products.
Christmas cards are no longer allowed because they are printed on paper, and thus, "bad for the climate". The traditional French dish, "tartiflette" (a kind of casserole with cheese and ham) is banned, but the Turkish snack, "Loukoum" is expressly welcome. In short, the expected green nonsense.
No crucifixes
But to the surprise of just about everyone, also appearing on the list as a banned product: The crucifix. In other words, the Christian crucifix.
It appears here that the woke crazies from the Left in Strasbourg have miscalculated because a storm of protest has arisen. Jokesters wonder aloud just what we are celebrating at Christmas, the birth of loukoum? And from the majority of the city council, it is announced that this, "was not discussed".
But even if this crazy ban is revoked, it is already clear where the Left wants to go: The erasure of every form of European identity in order to accommodate the repopulation. The repopulation is also on a fast track in Strasbourg: Of the 290,000 residents, there are now 60,000 with an immigrant background. The immigrant suburbs of Strasbourg are infamous no-go zones where, for example, every New Year's Eve, hundreds of cars are set on fire.
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