Village At City Hall Loses 'Christmas'
Dillworth Plaza Display Area Now 'Holiday Village'
PHILADELPHIA - The word "Christmas" has been removed from a display area at Philadelphia's City Hall after a city offical reacted to complaints about the popular attraction's title.
The German Christmas Village at Dillworth Plaza is now called the "Holiday Village."
The words Christmas were taken off signs on Monday.
The Philadelphia Daily News says the change was made at the request of Managing Director Richard Negrin .
City spokesman Mark McDonald told the Daily News that Negrin asked for the change after the city received complaints from workers and residents.
"As a city of great diversity, one shouldn't be surprised that there's a difference of views when it comes to symbols and words," McDonald said.
The attraction's official Web site at www.philachristmas.com hasn't changed its name yet.
The site says vendors in more than 80 wooden booths and inside a big tent sells European food, sweets and drinks as well as international seasonal holiday gifts.