Christmas in the Third Reich

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Wikimedia Commons


 


Worshiping a Jewish messiah at Christmas time was problematic for Nazi Aryan ideology.


Yuletide celebration with emphasis on the observance of the Germanic pre-Christian Winter Solstice was the official government line.


Unofficially, most Christians and churches in the Third Reich continued traditional Christmas celebrations.


 


 


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