No xmas in debeham stores folkestone and Canterbury?

• Guest 1103

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  13 November 2013     17:13252364
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  I have heard from a friend of mine that debenhams in folkestone and canterbury not having ay xmas deco and santa s grotto due to religious reason???? Anyone knows anything about this??
  If this is the case I think its getting rediculous.....
  
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  13 November 2013     17:45252369
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  i can't think that will happen heike we have gone past the stage of worrying about "offending muslims".
  
  besides christmas decorations, trees and santa have no religious connections whatsoever.
• Guest 1103

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  13 November 2013     17:51252370
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  well that has been said and stated as a reason...
  Maybe its just a money saving thing but with a high risk of upsetting the customers. They will not make much profit if it is the case.
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• Brian Dixon

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  13 November 2013     19:25252385
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  if I remember rightly we brits nicked the idea of the germans.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  13 November 2013     19:46252391
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  could this be the reason for debenham's decision?
  
  
  
  https://www.dover.uk.com/forums/dover-forum/sorry-to-be-the-bearer-of-bad-news
• Guest 1103

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  13 November 2013     20:01252394
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  Oh could be howard ... and yes Brian you are right there and its the best thing ever happen in ww1 i guess ;)
  I ment in this hard time but it shows what x mas can do ...
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  13 November 2013     20:17252398
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  i always find the santa claus bit somewhat odd heike, parents encourage their children to lure a strange bloke into their rooms late at night with the offer of food and drink.
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  13 November 2013     21:12252410
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  true well thats a american thing. In Germany He comes secretly (depends on region) they actually dont see him.
  I did remember one occasion we had to queue and he asked you to come up with a poem or a song. All I could think of was that rude x mas song about father christmas smacking a naughty childs bum. LOL He made me sing it ... didnt go down very well ... ( I still got a bar of chocolate and an orange out of it :D )
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• Guest 1103

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  13 November 2013     21:12252411
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  true well thats a american thing. In Germany He comes secretly (depends on region) they actually dont see him.
  I did remember one occasion we had to queue and he asked you to come up with a poem or a song. All I could think of was that rude x mas song about father christmas smacking a naughty childs bum. LOL He made me sing it ... didnt go down very well ... ( I still got a bar of chocolate and an orange out of it :D )
  Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
• Keith Sansum1

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  13 November 2013     23:28252424
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  Debenhams had xmas decs when i passed today
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