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# In 1951 a group of Catholic activists hanged, and then burned, a wooden effigy of Santa Claus before several hundred children, in protest at the paganisation and commercialisation of the Nativity of Christ
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-1951-godu-gruppa-katolicheskikh-aktivistov-povesila-i-zatem-sozhgla-dereviannuiu-figuru-santa-klausa-na-glazakh-u-neskolkikh-soten-detei-v-znak-protesta-protiv-oiazychivaniia-i-kommer/
- Published: 2025-12-25T05:45:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:27:34.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archive, Faith, Mores, Society

In 1951 a group of Catholic activists hanged, and then burned, a wooden effigy of Santa Claus before several hundred children, in protest at the paganisation and commercialisation of the Nativity of Christ. The action was a one-off and, as we can see 75 years on, did not achieve its ends

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