A large gingerbread Christmas decoration sits in the heart of a shopping centre in the la Defense district of Paris, France.

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It is argued that shopping is the new religion for the apathetic classes of western, and who's to argue, what with the fake gingerbread man unwittingly becoming a symbol of our yearnings for all things meaningless and commercial.

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Size: 3467px × 5200px
Location: La Defense, Paris, France
Photo credit: © PJ Bukem / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artificial, christmas, commerce, consumers, cross, decorations, defense, escalator, fairy, la, lighting, lights, mall, multistory, purchase, religion, shopping, wires