L.According to a media report, the Chinese Communist Party has imposed restrictions on civil and church Christmas celebrations. Christmas is a “forbidden Western festival”, according to a previously unpublished document that was available to the magazine for human rights and religious freedom “Bitter Winter”, as the Asian press service Ucanews reported on Saturday.
Although the guideline also cites an increase in Coronoa cases as the reason for the restrictions, it expressly calls for the implementation of the policy of Sinization, which strictly prohibits the celebration of Western culture and festivals, according to the magazine. According to the order, however, some “cosmetic” Christmas celebrations are to be photographed and broadcast by state-sanctioned churches to show that there are no restrictions.
The authorities supposedly wanted to keep the paper “Spreading traditional Chinese culture and prohibition of western festivities” from December 20 a secret in order to avoid criticism in the West, according to “Bitter Winter”.
Christmas was “steeped in deep Western religious culture,” the magazine further cited: “Some Western nations rely on their advanced technology and culture to spread their values and lifestyle in China and to attract our young people,” the Communist Party said . Some commercial enterprises also wanted to use these celebrations for their business in order to generate their social impact. “This harms our traditional Chinese culture,” the document said.
The directive also urges people to contact the authorities immediately when individuals or organizations arrange a Christmas event. In particular, teachers and students are forbidden to celebrate this Western festival. You should follow the rule of the CP Central Committee and thus become a role model for spreading Chinese culture. Special representatives have also been appointed to receive and deal with relevant complaints.
Communist China is officially an atheist state. It recognizes Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism and Islam, but these are strictly controlled. Unregistered religious bodies have been cracked down on for years.
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