Russians ban carols and nativity scenes in occupied territories, Ukrainian resistance says

Ukraine's National Resistance Center (NRC) has reported that Russian authorities in the occupied territories of Ukraine have banned any mention of St Nicholas in educational institutions, as well as carolling and nativity scenes.

Source: NRC

Quote: "The administrations of pre-schools and educational institutions in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine have been instructed to ban even the mention of St Nicholas. At all events, only Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden [traditional Russian characters] must be present. In addition, a complete ban on carols and nativity scenes has been introduced.

The invaders recently held ‘preventative’ discussions with the children to discredit Santa Claus and other fairy-tale figures from Western cultures."

Background: Earlier media reports indicated that the Belarusian authorities have banned Santa Claus, Christmas songs in English and traditional carols in schools, recommending adherence to Russian New Year traditions instead.

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