Schoolchildren BANNED from singing Holy Night over fears it will OFFEND other religions
SCHOOLCHILDREN were banned from singing a popular Christmas carol and told to hum the tune instead, over fears the performance could offend other religions.
By KATIE MANSFIELD
Express.co.uk
Mon, Dec 26, 2016
Children in Flero, Italy, did not sing the lyrics of Holy Night.
Instead pupils hummed the carol during a concert dubbed the “Winter Recital” in Bresciano, northern Italy.
The decision was criticised by a local councillor.
Elena Franceschini, the culture commissioner for the town of Bresciano, said: “Even if the state and the school claim to be secular, we would like to have ‘Christmas Concerts’ and not ‘Winter Recitals’ where children can feel free to sing Holy Night without thinking that this offends or excludes pupils who belong to other cultures or other religions or who declare to be atheists.”
It is not the first time children in Italy have been censored over Christmas.
Last week Express.co.uk reported schoolchildren in an Italian town had been banned from mentioning Jesus in Christmas songs.
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