The Chinese people do not celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday. The government in fact discourages organized religion of any form. Despite that, offices, shops, and restaurants are all festooned with "Merry Christmas" signs, Santa Clauses, and Christmas trees. These are the ecumenical version too - full on "Merry Christmas" rather than "Seasons Greetings" in China.The picture above is the lobby of my office building - a huge Christmas tree and a lit up Merry Christmas sign. The second picture was taken on the street outside of Church this morning - a dancing Santa Claus with a saxophone surrounded by a handful of admiring Chinese folks. No that Santa is still wearing the plastic wrap in which he was delivered - pehaps to protect him from the weather.
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