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Slay bells ring as the Dungeon chains up Santa Claus
They're as much a part of Christmas as uneasy family get-togethers and festive decorations going up in September, writes Chris Marshall.But it seems the traditional Santa's grotto has a competitor, and this one is less worried about how good you've been.
Bosses at Edinburgh Dungeon today defended plans for "Satan's Grotto" after the idea incurred the wrath of former city council leader and ordained Church of Scotland minister Ewan Aitken.
Mr Aitken, secretary of the Church of Scotland's church and society council, branded the gimmick "offensive in the extreme", and said the attraction risked upsetting members of the Capital's Christian community with the stunt, which is being promoted as an "Antichrist-mas grotto".
Full story at the Edinburgh Evening News.
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