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City officials who just a week ago had outlined exactly what they would allow for Christmas decorations – 'non-religious' snowflakes, greenery and northern lights – abruptly now are claiming that was not intended to be a ban on religious items.

A city in Wisconsin that garnered pushback for asking public employees not to decorate their workspaces with Christmas imagery has clarified that staff members are allowed to do so.

A Milwaukee suburb is "Grinch-burg" no more after a city administrator backtracked Wednesday on a six-day-old email directing employees to shun red and green Christmas displays in favor of "snow people" and the colors of the Northern lights.

A city in Wisconsin that garnered pushback for asking public employees not to decorate their workspaces with Christmas imagery has clarified that staff members are allowed to do so.

A Wisconsin deputy city administrator discouraged employees from hanging "religious decorations" in "red and green colors" to be "inclusive."

Officials in a Milwaukee suburb have told city workers they should not use the colors red and green or Christmas-themed items to decorate public spaces in city-run buildings.

The decision by the Wisconsin city has sparked some outrage.

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A Wisconsin deputy city administrator discouraged employees from hanging "religious decorations" in "red and green colors" to be "inclusive."

City officials in Wisconsin have reportedly instructed their employees to not decorate public spaces with things that reflect Christmas, rather suggesting other "festive" items.