France banned the headscarf and other items of religious clothing from public and government spaces several years ago, and other European cities debate doing the same.

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Hundreds of people visited the fair selling an array of items, including jams, oil-paintings, religious sayings carved in wood and wedding cakes bedecked in decorations.

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You also won't want to insult or bore him or her, so stay away from clothing (which requires you to guess your boss' size), politically oriented or religious gifts, money, personal care products or "adult" items.

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