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Editor's view
By Liz Roberts editor,
Nursery World,
25 October 2001
The next two months is the high season for festivals, with Divali, Eid-ul-Fitr, Hanukkah and Christmas all jostling for space in the nursery celebrations programme - there'll be cards, claypots and candles galore. But the atrocities of 11 September have led to increased racial tensions, which may affect what is done. Early years professionals need to think carefully about how and why different religious festivals are incorporated into their settings. Are these celebrations the best way to promote an anti-bias approach and to raise awareness of cultural diversity? Or are the kinds of activities involved a token gesture that avoids...
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