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Multicultural Britain (An Unapologetic Statement) Two “Festivals of Light” there are Each and every year The Jewish have their Hanukah And Hindus their Diwali cheer The end of Ramadan brings Eid il Fitr The Muslim fasting's passed The Welsh National Eisteddford Culture, craft, songs not surpassed There is the pagan Betain That Celtic Festival of Fire And the famous summer Solstice Stonehenge, druids and sun inspire Halloween crosses boundaries Between Christian and Heathen Leading on into November Honouring death and ghosts of men But amid all this Britain is A bastion of Christianity While accepting all religions They too should be made to see That in our tolerance still we stand With our ceremonies and feasts in tact Our Lent, Easter and Christmas This is a simple statement of fact Please don’t tread upon these rights Which we’ve defended for years Don’t rename our traditions And cause confusion or trite fear The Godless in society Can rant and claim new ground But faith is our foundation And that foundation is very sound So it IS a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year too The Scots can call is Hogmanay Because they have and always do It is a happy holiday To all despite their creed To each give them utmost respect In thought and word and deed But let us all remember Respect is a two way street Do not dictate our policies Among people that you meet This country was here before you came And settled on these shores This is the British way of life That you’ve chosen, now, as yours So let the religions flourish And none to those who’ve none And live in total harmony Until our time is done
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