Saturday, February 26, 2005

Santa Claus statue row in Turkey

"Residents of the Turkish province of Antalya have held a rally to denounce the removal of a statue of St Nicholas, commonly known as Santa Claus."

"The Russian artist who sculpted the statue, Gregory Pototsky, reacted angrily to its removal.

"It is not decent to do such things with gifts. There is nothing about religious tolerance here," he told the Newsru.com web site."
BBC NEWS | Europe | Santa Claus statue row in Turkey

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