Indonesia bakery refuses to write Merry Christmas on cake, triggering religious row


Bakery Chocolicious Indonesia has attracted controversy for refusing to write a Christmas greeting on a customer's cake. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/@CHOCOLICIOUSINDONESIA.

JAKARTA: A bakery in the Indonesian city of Makassar has attracted controversy after it refused a customer's request to write a Christmas greeting on a cake citing "religious principles".

The Chocolicious Indonesia bakery located in the South Sulawesi capital issued a statement on its Instagram account apologising for its move, but said customers are given greeting cards and "chocolate boards" where they could input their greetings.

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