Santa

[Samishlol]

Did you know Santa was orginally green until they started with the red clothes

[Jazza]

Who is 'they'?

[Samishlol]

Before the Coca-Cola ads ''popularized'' red as the color of Santa's suit, he was often depicted in green, though also in red, brown, and white. Green was the traditional color of the British Father Christmas (remember the Spirit of Christmas Present in ''A Christmas Carol''?). Also, green, as in "evergreens," was traditionally associated with the winter solstice season.

Coca-cola, BTW, did '''not''' ''start'', ''begin'', ''create'', or otherwise ''originate'' the red suit. They just made it popular. Well, technically, the paintings of Haddon Sundblom made the red suit popular; he was the artist who painted Santa Claus for Coca-cola, and his image of Santa Claus that gained so much popularity.

[@xP]

yh i did.

[WarezKid]

Sam


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[PaulMacC]

I didnt know that.

[MrGazet]

lol didnt know that

[Ekalb]

Someone says this at least once every year on this forum. Yeah I knew, interesting to find out at first though.

[Herman]

yeah, i already knew [:

[Infrontation]

Yes I did :P

[dannyisnotamazing]

yeh i did

[Abzii]

Yeah, coca cola started the red off

[Alkaz]

Did you know Santa was orginally green until they started with the red clothes
Its not santa (unless ur american) then its father christmas.

And yes he was green untill coca cola changed the green to red in their adverts and the colours stuck since.

i was facinated wen i first found out but idc now :P

[Ostinato]

Yep :)

[jesus]

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!

[.Nickie]

o.O
i didnt know that

[Breakfloor]

i dont but its very easy to imagine him in green tbh. like try and imagine jesus in a purple robe.. its hard. yet santa in a green suit is easy. maybe ive seen it before and just ignored it.

[Shrlurp]

yeh i knew.