{"id":60244,"date":"2020-12-04T15:31:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T15:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=60244"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:27:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:27:21","slug":"do-you-think-christmas-is-important-in-a-multicultural-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/do-you-think-christmas-is-important-in-a-multicultural-city","title":{"rendered":"Do you think Christmas is important in a multicultural city?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For many of those who don\u2019t celebrate Christmas, the 25th&nbsp; December is just an ordinary day. With over 8% of the population non-celebrators of this Christian festival, we asked people in Cardiff whether it was time to rethink the importance of Christmas in the UK.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Market-e.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A snack bar in Cardiff with Christmas decoration (Photo by Yingqi Chen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas is just one of many religious festivals celebrated in the UK. For Christians, it is about the coming together for the birth of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas festivities however have been long-since adopted by non-Christians as a time to relax, give presents and spend time with family. According to statistics from the Bank of England, a typical household spends over \u00a3800 more in monthly expenses during December.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With so much attention on this one annual event, we took to the streets of Cardiff to find out how important people felt it was in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hailah Saleh, 28, postgraduate student<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"438\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh.jpg 779w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh.jpg 779w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Hailah-Saleh-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Hailah Saleh (Photo by Hengyu Zhou)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause I\u2019m Muslim, there\u2019s a bit of pressure to deal with at Christmas time, but I don\u2019t experience it myself. It\u2019s beautiful to see people happy and celebrating. There\u2019s good street food and the Christmas shops are really beautiful. It is a good time here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Esther Hou, 33, sonograph<\/strong>er<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Esther.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60248\" width=\"767\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Esther.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Esther-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Esther-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Esther.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60248\" width=\"767\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Esther.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Esther-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Esther-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Esther Hou (Photo by Esther Hou)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChristmas is not only a festive time, but also a day which reminds us of the birth of Jesus Christ. But personally I do celebrate certain Chinese traditional festivals as this is the culture I grew up with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alisha Keane, 22, retail worker<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Alisha-Keane.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Alisha Keane (Photo by Scarlet Charles)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018While it\u2019s my favourite time of the year, I don\u2019t, like a lot of others, celebrate it for what it\u2019s supposed to be, the actual religious part of it. And other holidays from other religions that people celebrate for good reasons get pushed aside.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sanjay, temple facilitator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Sanjay2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Sanjay (Photo by Adishri Chengappa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018\u2018I agree we need to rethink the meaning of Christmas. During the pandemic there\u2019s definitely been a double standard: the churches were open while the temples had a lot of restrictions that affected the mental health of senior citizens.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Joel Raju, 24, student<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju.jpg 779w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju.jpg 779w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Joel-Raju-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Joel Raju (Photo by Hengyu Zhou)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChristmas has a lot of importance for British people. In India, there\u2019s a big difference, especially the students like us, who have come from other countries. As long as we have the mosque and we have COVID safety measures, I don\u2019t mind the government being more lenient at Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eleri Burman, 17, student<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"438\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman.jpg 779w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman.jpg 779w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Eleri-Burman-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Eleri Burman (Photo by Hengyu Zhou)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we should all be considerate and thankful for being together as a family and community especially during this Pandemic. Everyone should be educated in other cultures to have a better understanding of other people&#8217;s beliefs and celebrations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many of those who don\u2019t celebrate Christmas, the 25th  December is just an ordinary day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":605,"featured_media":60306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[836],"coauthors":[792],"class_list":["post-60244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city","tag-christmas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do you think Christmas is important in a multicultural city? 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