Christmas Market Named “Winter Festival” by Law in Kreuzberg, Berlin
Local Parliament in Kreuzberg district of Berlin states that "The district office agrees upon a principle that, there is no permission to be granted for the events of religious communities in the public space". As a result, the previously called "Weihnnachtmarkt" (Christmas market) is from now on to be called "Winterfest" (winter festival).
The district mayor of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Monika Herrmann of the Green party, had to make this decision public upon the pressure of her Christian-demoocratic (CDU) deputy Timur Husein. As a result of a form of political correctness such decisions are slowly becoming a tendency of local authorities and hosting entities in Germany. While 30% of the population agree, 67% disagree with the de-Christianisation of religious and cultural traditions. 47% of Germans think that Germany is not self-confident enough with its Christian traditions (representative Emnid-Survey for Bild am Sonntag, November 30, 2014). Source:
http://www.bild.de/news/inland/weihnachtsmarkt/haben-wir-nicht-alle-lichter-am-baum-38772108.bild.html