Christmas carols banned in one of Norwegian schools not to offend non-believers

One of Norway's primary schools caught the eye of journalists after it was found out that the children of this school were strongly requested by the school authorities to be "religious neutral" and not sing traditional Christmas carols as it could be "offensive" for non-believers, reports Catholic Observer.

According to a publication in the newspaper «Stavanger Aftenblad», the headmaster of the school said: "The man who does not want to receive greetings of Merry Christmas may be offended by the word" Christmas ", which is clearly associated with Christianity."

According to the newspaper «The Local», all the songs have been changed. Even the mentioning of Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) was removed. And the words "Christmas celebration" were replaced by "gathering in December."

The headmaster gave journalists a new explanation, saying that "it was just an experiment of a music teacher who wanted to find out whether you can change carols so that they are accessible to everyone, including atheists."

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