More than two weeks before Advent has even begun, two retailers have been forced to apologise over their festive calendars. No one knows the exact date on which the sausage roll was born, but it probably was not in a stable in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. Greggs, the bakery store, has apologised for causing offence after replacing the baby Jesus in a Nativity scene with a large sausage roll, placed in a manger and flanked by the three wise men. Another image showed Father Christmas eating a sausage roll, with crumbs of pastry in his beard. The Nativity image…

Source: The Times November 15, 2017 15:11 UTC