(Image source from: Christmas tree decked with sex toys denuded)

A provocatively decked up Christmas tree in central Milan seems to have offended the good sense of the city officials who have ordered it to be disrobed off the racy red sex toys.

The city said in an order that the Christmas season, "qualifying as a holiday for children and families, requires sobriety in urban decorations," in particular when using "traditional symbols that distinguish Christmas."

Norma Rossetti, owner of an Italian sex toy e-commerce website this year, immediately complied to the order and removed the toys.

However, she defended the so-called "Tree of Pleasure," saying the adornments were elegant and not obviously X-rated. She said her goal is to break the taboos around sex toys by making it a"completely normal everyday objects. "

While there were a few passers-by who raised eyebrows and frowned at the Christmas tree of pleasure, most showed enthusiasm during the one-day display.

AW: Suchorita Dutta Choudhury