Ho ho hum: According to a survey published last week, nearly 40% of German children have no idea why Christmas is celebrated.

Reasons given by the children, aged between six and 12, included: 'because it's winter', 'so that the shops can sell more stuff' and 'because that's when Santa Claus died'.

Some 25%, and over a third of those aged between 10 and 12, found it 'utterly tedious that months before Christmas it looks like it's Christmas already.'  [n-tv.de]; [via The Aardvark Speaks].

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