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War Against Christmas Competition 2002?
Wishing you in advance a "Happy Vacation”!
San Diego Union-Tribune, September 17,
2002
Christmas Fest Goes
Politically Correct
By James
Steinberg
After being celebrated
for 24 years as Christmas On The Prado, Balboa Park's
annual holiday festival, which attracts as many as
125,000 people, has been renamed
Balboa Park December Nights.
Critics say the new name
is meant to remove any connotation of religion and
Christmas from the celebration, and the committee that
sponsors the traditional tree-lighting has pulled out of
the event in protest, choosing to hold its own ceremony
a week earlier.
But park spokeswoman
Martha Clark said the name change reflects "the rich
cultural diversity" of San Diego and the fact that the
event is now throughout the park, not centered
exclusively along the Prado…
October 07, 2002
