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Christmas – Transformed into a “socialist’s
festival for peace”
Yes you read that right – Christmas was transformed into a “socialist’s
festival for peace”. It happened in Germany – East Germany to be exact when the
Communist Government of Russia took control of its people. Being that their
Government was “atheist and
anti-materialist” and wouldn’t allow Jesus nor Santa Claus to be part of
their communities – they had to give it some kind of name that no one else
used!
It isn’t that way any
longer after the 1990 fall of the Wall and the transformation that started to
take place.
But even though the
political leaders of the time forced these radical ideologies on its population
– the wood carvers would not stop doing what they had always had done – carve beautiful
creations – just the way they always had.
I found this interesting
article about the undying spirit of people that deserve better treatment than
they had received. My hat goes off to
these amazing people of Germany – the Wood Carvers.
You might like
to read more about what actually took place in this article from the Global
Post - Germany: “How
Christmas survived communism”
Mind you – today they are trying their hardest to maintain “Father
Christmas’” place in their society versus the American/Coca Cola style of Santa
Claus… which is most of our Western World’s way of looking at the old dude.
One part of my soul and self is German – I think you would classify it
as at least 25% with Great Grandparents coming to the USA first from Germany, and then
eventually to Canada. When I read the article
something inside me stood up proudly and said, “Ja. Vielen Dank Holzschnitzer”
~ Murray Lincoln ~
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