The country's government has let it be known that western classical and religious music is no longer acceptable. Why?
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12 weeks 2 days 10 hours 59 min agoStill doesn't prevent shops from playing Christmas music all year round.
nstanosheck
12 weeks 2 days 6 hours 12 min agoYeah, but much of "Christmas" music is secular, not religious.
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12 weeks 1 day 14 hours 24 min agoChristmas music by its very nature would have to be religious, no? I mean, for many North Americans and Europeans Christmas is just something that comes once a year - but there's no mistaking it is a religious holiday. So, regardless on whether or not the message of the song is religious, can you have a Christmas song that isn't religious?
nstanosheck
12 weeks 1 day 14 hours 20 min ago"Jingle Bells" and "Frosty the Snowman" quickly come to mind. These have nothing to do with the birthday of Jesus Christ. Many non-Christians celebrate Christmas simply as a secular holiday, and as such, it really has become 2 different holidays, just both having the same name, same date, and same name!
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12 weeks 1 day 13 hours 24 min agoTrue. Christmas is sort of unique in that I guess. I can't argue with it as I'm not a Christian, but celebrate Christmas. I was, however, baptized Christian and grew up in a largely Christian country. So culture mixes with religion, and it's hard to pull those two things apart.
However, the fact that Christmas is celebrated as a secular holiday in China (sort of on par with Valentine's Day or Halloween) you've got a solid point.
This isn't to say Christmas music should be played in August though.
Alex
12 weeks 1 day 10 hours 15 min agoArticle cites no sources while the implications seem ridiculous at best. No violin players, no piano players, no Western classical music taught in universities and schools? None of these issues tackled in the story.
A very odd story indeed and a vote down from me.
Ryan
12 weeks 1 day 7 hours 14 min ago@Alex: Check out Richard Spencer's article for more info. Also, did a piece on it at Lost Laowai.
nstanosheck
12 weeks 1 day 4 hours 47 min agoGood point Ryan, Hallowe'en and St Valentine's Day both started as western religious holidays of the Roman Catholic Church and have become somewhat different secular holidays now.
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